Fokker 100 crash, May 10, 2014, Ganla
Fokker 100 accident on May 10, 2014 near Ganla, Zinder, Niger with no fatalities. Cause: No investigation finding published. baaa acro says the crew...
- Date: May 10, 2014
- Aircraft: Fokker 100
- Location: Ganla, Zinder, Niger
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No investigation finding published. baaa acro says the crew was believed to be forced into an emergency landing by fuel shortage after a sandstorm and loss of communications.
The IRS Airlines Fokker 100 was on a positioning ferry flight from Bratislava to Kano after a C check, with an intermediate stop at Ghardaia. Over Niger it reportedly encountered a sandstorm and lost all communications, and the crew is believed to have made an emergency landing in the desert near the Ganla beacon due to fuel shortage. The aircraft lost its undercarriage and slid a few dozen metres, and both pilots evacuated safely. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and no official investigation finding has been published.