De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crash, May 27, 1979 (12 killed)
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo accident on May 27, 1979 near Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal with 12 fatalities.
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
- Location: Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
DHC-5 Buffalo 5T-MAX of the Mauritanian Air Force crashed into the sea a few kilometres offshore shortly after takeoff from Dakar-Yoff while climbing. All 12 occupants were killed, including Prime Minister Ahmed Ould Bouceif. The pilot was N'Diaye N'Diak, Chief of the Atar Airbase. The flight was reportedly en route to a ECOWAS summit in Dakar.