Convair CV-640 crash, Feb 9, 1992 (31 killed), Kafountine
Convair CV-640 accident on February 9, 1992 near Kafountine, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal with 31 fatalities. Cause: The crew mistook hotel lights for...
- Date: February 9, 1992
- Aircraft: Convair CV-640
- Location: Kafountine, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew mistook hotel lights for the approach lights of Cap Skirring and started the approach too early, compounded by poor flight planning, poor crew coordination, unfamiliarity with the area and poor aircraft condition.
A chartered Convair CV-640 carrying Club Mediterranee tourists from Dakar to Cap Skirring crashed at night into a swamp near Kafountine. The crew mistook hotel lights for the approach lights of Cap Skirring and began the descent early. The aircraft was old, poorly maintained and operated under a registration its owner had not properly changed. Of 59 people aboard, 31 were killed, including all six crew.