Sal - Conakry – Lero

On June 24, 2018 at 10:30 AM, Sal - Conakry – Lero experienced a crash involving Let L-410, operated by Eagle Air - Guinea, with the event recorded near Souguéta Kindia Region.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane was carrying two technicians and two pilots bound for a mine field located near Lero, Kankan. It made an intermediate stop at Conakry on a flight from Sal, Cape Verde. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and fog when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and disintegrated on impact. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3X-AAJ, MSN 85 14 03, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.1478°, -12.5334°.