Narrative:
The airplane, a Cessna 208 Caravan I, was en route from Thad to Cameroon flying at 3000 feet when the engine lost power.
The aircraft impacted terrain during an attempted diversion to N'Gaoundere Airport, Cameroon. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and one of the two pilots onboard received fatal injuries. The remaining four occupants were hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
» La Nouvelle Expression
accident date: 10-06-2013
type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
registration: TT-BAU
accident date: 10-06-2013
type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
registration: TT-BAU
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 10 June 2013 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | CotonTchad |
| Registration: | TT-BAU |
| MSN: | 20800045 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 1 km from N'Gaoundéré Airport (NGE) ( Cameroon)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Moundou Airport (MQQ/FTTD), Chad |
| Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD), Cameroon |
The airplane, a Cessna 208 Caravan I, was en route from Thad to Cameroon flying at 3000 feet when the engine lost power.
The aircraft impacted terrain during an attempted diversion to N'Gaoundere Airport, Cameroon. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and one of the two pilots onboard received fatal injuries. The remaining four occupants were hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
Sources:
» Le Messager» La Nouvelle Expression
Photos
accident date: 10-06-2013
type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
registration: TT-BAU
accident date: 10-06-2013
type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
registration: TT-BAU
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Moundou Airport to Douala Airport as the crow flies is 865 km (541 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Moundou Airport to Douala Airport as the crow flies is 865 km (541 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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