Ouagadougou – Abidjan

On October 14, 2017 at 08:23 AM, Ouagadougou – Abidjan experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Valan International Cargo Charter - Valan ICC, with the event recorded near Abidjan Lagunes.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 40.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Ouagadougou on a flight to Abidjan, carrying seven passengers, three crew members and military equipment on behalf of the French Army (antiterrorist operation 'Barkhane'). On approach to Abidjan-Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy rain falls. On short final, the aircraft descended below MDA, impacted water and crashed in the sea few hundred metres short of runway 03. Six occupants were rescued while four others including all three crew members were killed. The aircraft was destroyed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were below minimums.

Aircraft reference details include registration ER-AVB, MSN 32 04, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.6756°, -4.5697°.