Lomé - Amsterdam

On February 2, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Lomé - Amsterdam experienced a crash involving Boeing 747-200, operated by Atlas Air, with the event recorded near Lomé Maritime.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after take off from Lomé international Airport, while on a cargo flight to Amsterdam, the crew declared an emergency and was cleared for an immediate return. The approach and landing were considered as normal and the aircraft returned safely to the apron. While all three crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to bulkhead destruction.

Aircraft reference details include registration N527MC, MSN 22471/504, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.1307°, 1.2180°.