Avro 748 crash, Jun 28, 1989 (3 killed), Yaoundé
Avro 748 accident on June 28, 1989 near Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was high on approach and touched down late on...
- Date: June 28, 1989
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was high on approach and touched down late on a wet runway, then could not stop in the remaining distance after the crew had failed to locate the runway on approach.
A Cameroon Airlines HS 748 on a scheduled service to Douala overran the runway while landing in stormy weather at Yaounde. It struck an embankment and three people were killed.