Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jul 25, 1996, Monrovia-James Sprig...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on July 25, 1996 near Monrovia-James Spriggs Payne, Montserrado, Liberia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control on short...
- Date: July 25, 1996
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Monrovia-James Spriggs Payne, Montserrado, Liberia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on short final after the aircraft encountered windshear.
A Weasua Air Transport Yak-40 on a scheduled Freetown to Monrovia service encountered windshear on final approach. It struck the ground about 5 metres short of the threshold, lost its left main gear and slid roughly 300 metres. All 11 occupants escaped uninjured.