TR-LTQ
Flight / Schedule
TR-LTQ
Aircraft
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo ChieftainRegistration
TR-LTQ
MSN
31-7405480
Year of Manufacture
1974
Operator
Air Inter GabonDate
November 13, 1978 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Takoradi Western
Region
Africa • Ghana
Coordinates
4.8944°, -1.7530°
Narrative Report
On November 13, 1978 at 12:00 AM, TR-LTQ experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by Air Inter Gabon, with the event recorded near Takoradi Western.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The twin engine airplane departed Port Gentil, Gabon, on a charter flight to the Ivory Coast, carrying three passengers and a pilot. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located west of Takoradi, near the border between Ghana and Ivory Coast. All four occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration TR-LTQ, MSN 31-7405480, year of manufacture 1974.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8944°, -1.7530°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
1
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine airplane departed Port Gentil, Gabon, on a charter flight to the Ivory Coast, carrying three passengers and a pilot. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located west of Takoradi, near the border between Ghana and Ivory Coast. All four occupants were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Operator
Air Inter GabonFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Ghana
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo ChieftainRegistration
TR-LTQ
MSN
31-7405480
Year of Manufacture
1974
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