Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Jun 26, 1998 (8 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on June 26, 1998 near Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast with 8 fatalities. Cause: The pilot most likely lost control...
- Date: June 26, 1998
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot most likely lost control after spatial disorientation during a descent in very low visibility caused by fog. This is the database's assessment, not a confirmed official finding.
A Beechcraft Super King Air on a special flight from Luanda to Abidjan, with a stop in Lome, was descending in dense fog and very low visibility. The aircraft entered a left turn and an uncontrolled descent and crashed about 30 km from Abidjan airport. All eight aboard were killed, including Mali's foreign minister Alioune Blondin Beye.