Yamoussoukro - Yamoussoukro

On June 28, 1996 at 09:00 AM, Yamoussoukro - Yamoussoukro experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Air Ivoire, with the event recorded near Bouaflé Marahoué.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 crew was engaged in a local training flight at Yamoussoukro Airport. Following several circuits, the crew was cleared to descend from 3,000 to 1,000 feet for a new instrument approach. In limited visibility due to foggy conditions, the aircraft descended below de MDA then struck trees and crashed in a prairie located near Bouaflé, about 40 km northwest of Yamoussoukro Airport. All three pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TU-TJE, MSN BB-163, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.9802°, -5.7458°.