Sebha - N'Djamena

On April 23, 2006 at 04:55 AM, Sebha - N'Djamena experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-74, operated by Kharkov State Aircraft Manufacturing Company - KSAMC, with the event recorded near Kousséri Far North.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Sebha Airport, Libya, at 0250LT on a humanitarian mission to N'Djamena, carrying six crew members and a load of food aid on behalf of the Libyan Government. Upon arrival, by night, the crew informed ATC about technical problem and follow a holding pattern. Few minutes later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a vegetable plantation located near Kousséri, Cameroon. All six occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration UR-74038, MSN 470 97 933, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.0846°, 15.0285°.