Cotonou – Douala

On December 3, 1995 at 10:44 PM, Cotonou – Douala experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Cameroon Airlines, with the event recorded near Douala Littoral.

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

76 people were known to be on board, 71 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.4%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 71, passenger fatalities: 68, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a night approach to Douala Airport, at a distance of 3,5 NM, the crew was cleared to land on runway 30. At this time, the aircraft initiated a slight climb and about 15 seconds later, the copilot informed ATC about technical problems. Three seconds later, the aircraft rolled to the left, struck trees and crashed in a mangrove located about 1,700 metres south of runway 30, bursting into flames. Three passengers and two crew members (the copilot and a stewardess) were seriously injured while 71 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TJ-CBE, MSN 23386, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.0635°, 9.7017°.