Ouagadougou - Dakar
Flight / Schedule
Ouagadougou - Dakar
Aircraft
BAe 125Registration
6V-AIM
MSN
257062
Year of Manufacture
1979
Operator
SenegalairDate
September 5, 2015 at 06:12 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Atlantic Ocean All World
Region
World • World
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On September 5, 2015 at 06:12 PM, Ouagadougou - Dakar experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Senegalair, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.
The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Ouagadougou Airport at the end of the afternoon on an ambulance flight to Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport with one patient, one doctor, two nurses and three crew members on board. After entering in contact with Dakar Control, the crew was cleared to FL340, an altitude that was confirmed by the crew at 1801LT. But the airplane continued and climbed to FL350. At 1812LT, the aircraft collided with a Boeing 737-8FB operated by Ceiba Intercontinental. Registered 3C-LLY, the B737 was operating the flight CEL071 Dakar - Cotonou - Malabo with 104 passengers and 8 crew members on board. Immediately after the collision, the BAe 125 entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 111 km off Dakar. The pilot of the Boeing 737 informed ATC about a possible collision and continued to Malabo without further problem. Nevertheless, the top of the right winglet of the Boeing 737 was missing. SAR operations were suspended after a week and no trace of the BAe 125 nor the 7 occupants was ever found.
Aircraft reference details include registration 6V-AIM, MSN 257062, year of manufacture 1979.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
3
Passengers
4
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane departed Ouagadougou Airport at the end of the afternoon on an ambulance flight to Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport with one patient, one doctor, two nurses and three crew members on board. After entering in contact with Dakar Control, the crew was cleared to FL340, an altitude that was confirmed by the crew at 1801LT. But the airplane continued and climbed to FL350. At 1812LT, the aircraft collided with a Boeing 737-8FB operated by Ceiba Intercontinental. Registered 3C-LLY, the B737 was operating the flight CEL071 Dakar - Cotonou - Malabo with 104 passengers and 8 crew members on board. Immediately after the collision, the BAe 125 entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 111 km off Dakar. The pilot of the Boeing 737 informed ATC about a possible collision and continued to Malabo without further problem. Nevertheless, the top of the right winglet of the Boeing 737 was missing. SAR operations were suspended after a week and no trace of the BAe 125 nor the 7 occupants was ever found.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ouagadougou - Dakar
Operator
SenegalairFlight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
World • World
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