Dakar - Dakar

On October 9, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Dakar - Dakar experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by T %26 G Aviation, with the event recorded near Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine aircraft was engaged in a locust spraying mission in Senegal on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development. It was carrying one passenger, three crew members and a load of pesticides. Shortly after takeoff from Dakar-Yoff Airport, while in initial climb, white smoke was coming from the engine n°3 while the engine n°4 fire alarm sounded. The engine n°4 was shut down and its propeller was feathered when the aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. The passenger was seriously injured while all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5903, MSN 45071, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.7540°, -17.4943°.