Kano - Bamako - Bissau
Flight / Schedule
Kano - Bamako - Bissau
Aircraft
Fokker F27 FriendshipRegistration
J5-GBB
MSN
10119
Year of Manufacture
1959
Date
August 15, 1991 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Dori Séno (Dori)
Region
Africa • Burkina Faso
Coordinates
14.0328°, -0.0348°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 15, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Kano - Bamako - Bissau experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Transportes Aéreos da Guine-Bissau - TAGB - Air Bissau, with the event recorded near Dori Séno (Dori).
The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft already completed other rotations that day between Bamako and Kano and was returning empty, carrying three Palestinian crew members. En route from Kano to Bamako at dusk, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to report his position. For unknown reasons, he failed to contact Ouagadougou and Niamey ACC. After few dozen minutes, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in Dori when the right wing struck a tree and was torn off. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in an open field located few km from Dori Airport. Two occupants were seriously injured while a third crew was killed. The following day, both survivors died from their injuries.
Aircraft reference details include registration J5-GBB, MSN 10119, year of manufacture 1959.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.0328°, -0.0348°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft already completed other rotations that day between Bamako and Kano and was returning empty, carrying three Palestinian crew members. En route from Kano to Bamako at dusk, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to report his position. For unknown reasons, he failed to contact Ouagadougou and Niamey ACC. After few dozen minutes, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in Dori when the right wing struck a tree and was torn off. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in an open field located few km from Dori Airport. Two occupants were seriously injured while a third crew was killed. The following day, both survivors died from their injuries.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kano - Bamako - Bissau
Flight Type
Ferry
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Burkina Faso
Aircraft Details
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