Avro 748 crash, Jun 8, 2004 (19 killed), Libreville
Avro 748 accident on June 8, 2004 near Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon with 19 fatalities. Cause: Loss of hydraulic pressure on the right...
- Date: June 8, 2004
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of hydraulic pressure on the right engine, forcing its shutdown and feathering, and loss of hydraulic pressure that prevented the gear from being lowered for landing.
A Gabon Express Avro 748 on a scheduled flight from Libreville lost hydraulic pressure on its right engine and returned to the airport. The crew could not lower the landing gear, and the aircraft overflew the runway and ditched about 100 metres offshore. Eleven occupants were rescued, but 19 people died.