De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Apr 18, 1955 (12 killed)
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on April 18, 1955 near Mt Koupé Southwest, Cameroon with 12 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into terrain in...
- Date: April 18, 1955
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Mt Koupé Southwest, Cameroon
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft flew into terrain in controlled flight.
A UAT De Havilland Heron on a scheduled flight from Yaounde to Douala struck the slope of Mount Koupe, about 80 km north of Douala, in marginal weather on 18 April 1955. All 12 people aboard were killed. The wreckage was not found until walkers located it in dense woodland on 19 February 1956.