Dakar - Mbour

On May 29, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Dakar - Mbour experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Senegalair, with the event recorded near Mbour Thiès Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Forty minutes into the flight from Dakar to Mbour, the crew informed ATC that an engine failed and was cleared to descent to 4,000 feet. Shortly later, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in shallow water about 500 metres off Mbour. Four passengers were rescued while six others occupants, including both pilots, were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6V-AGH, MSN 31-205, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.3985°, -16.9577°.