Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Aug 15, 1991 (3 killed), Dori
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on August 15, 1991 near Dori, Séno (Dori), Burkina Faso with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost orientation and did not...
- Date: August 15, 1991
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Dori, Séno (Dori), Burkina Faso
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew lost orientation and did not file a flight plan or report position.
An Air Bissau F27 returning empty from Kano toward Bamako with three crew lost its bearings at dusk. No flight plan had been filed and the crew could not report their position. The captain attempted an emergency landing at Dori after the right wing struck a tree, and the aircraft broke up in an open field.