De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) crash, Nov 19, 2009, Tara...
De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) accident on November 19, 2009 near Tarakigné, Koulikoro, Mali with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the crew...
- Date: November 19, 2009
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8)
- Location: Tarakigné, Koulikoro, Mali
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion after the crew declined to refuel at Nouakchott and did not divert early enough when fuel shortage indications appeared.
A Dash 8 on a flight from Nouakchott to Bamako ran out of fuel after the crew declined to refuel and misjudged their reserves. Both engines lost power and the crew made a forced landing near Tarakigne, about 30 km from Kolokani. The impact sheared off the right wing and collapsed the undercarriage, but all nine occupants survived uninjured.