Boeing 737-200 crash, Dec 3, 1995 (71 killed), Douala
Boeing 737-200 accident on December 3, 1995 near Douala, Littoral, Cameroon with 71 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during a late and poorly...
- Date: December 3, 1995
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
- Fatalities: 71
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during a late and poorly executed go-around after an engine power loss, with degraded performance from a failed compressor blade.
A Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737-200 on a night approach to Douala lost power from an engine after a compressor blade failed. The crew attempted a go-around, the aircraft rolled left, and it crashed in mangrove about 1.7 km short of runway 30 and burned. Seventy-one people died, and five survived with serious injuries.