Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jun 26, 1994 (17 killed), Ab...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on June 26, 1994 near Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast with 17 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during descent for...
- Date: June 26, 1994
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during descent for reasons that could not be determined; speed and rate of descent were excessive.
An Air Ivoire Fokker F27 on a scheduled flight from San Pedro was on descent to Abidjan at night. It was not in an approach configuration when it nosed down into an uncontrolled descent and crashed about 4 km short of runway 21, where it burned. All 17 occupants were killed.