Malabo – Bata

En route from Malabo to Bata, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Kribi, South Cameroon. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Malabo – Bata

Aircraft

Antonov AN-72

Registration

032

MSN

36576096926

Year of Manufacture

1992

Date

July 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Kribi South

Region

Africa • Cameroon

Coordinates

2.9612°, 9.9176°

Narrative Report

On July 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM, Malabo – Bata experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-72, operated by Equatorial Guinea Air Corps, with the event recorded near Kribi South.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

En route from Malabo to Bata, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Kribi, South Cameroon. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration 032, MSN 36576096926, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 2.9612°, 9.9176°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Malabo to Bata, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few km off Kribi, South Cameroon. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

7

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

7

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Malabo – Bata

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Africa • Cameroon

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-72

Registration

032

MSN

36576096926

Year of Manufacture

1992