Let L-410 crash, Aug 24, 2000, Freetown-Lungi
Let L-410 accident on August 24, 2000 near Freetown-Lungi, Northern Province, Sierra Leone with no fatalities. Cause: The Mi-8 crew were distracted and...
- Date: August 24, 2000
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Freetown-Lungi, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The Mi-8 crew were distracted and did not monitor the radio exchange between the controller and the L-410 crew, so the two aircraft converged.
A West Coast Airways Let L-410 on a short positioning flight from Freetown-Lungi to Freetown-Hastings entered cloud during initial climb. A Mi-8 helicopter flying a UN task passed nearby, and its rotor struck the L-410 tail during the evasive action. Both pilots of the L-410 landed the damaged aircraft and were unhurt, but it was written off.