Antonov AN-26 crash, Oct 14, 2017 (4 killed), Abidjan
Antonov AN-26 accident on October 14, 2017 near Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast with 4 fatalities. Cause: BEA Cote d'Ivoire: Continued approach below...
- Date: October 14, 2017
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BEA Cote d'Ivoire: Continued approach below minimums without visual contact with the runway and without adequate monitoring of the glide path. The crew did not go around as company SOPs required.
An Antonov An 26 operated by Valan ICC on flight Kondor 26 crashed into the sea short of runway 03 at Abidjan on 14 October 2017 after a flight from Ouagadougou carrying military equipment for the French Army. Four of the ten occupants, all three crew and one passenger, were killed and six were rescued. The Ivorian BEA concluded the crew kept descending below minimums in heavy rain without visual references.