Tabou - Abidjan

On July 25, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Tabou - Abidjan experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Air Ivoire, with the event recorded near Tabou Bas-Sassandra.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at Tabou Airport, one of the nose gear tyre burst. The crew decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest few dozen meters further. All 29 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration TU-TIF, MSN 10573, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.4163°, -7.3559°.