Fokker 50 crash, May 5, 2024, Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam
Fokker 50 accident on May 5, 2024 near Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam, Comoros Islands with no fatalities. Cause: Not established. Ground witnesses reported a...
- Date: May 5, 2024
- Aircraft: Fokker 50
- Location: Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam, Comoros Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not established. Ground witnesses reported a landing gear or tire problem. The takeoff was rejected at high speed.
An R'Komor Fokker 50 on a scheduled flight from Mohéli to Anjouan rejected its takeoff at high speed, overran the runway and stopped in bushes with the right main gear collapsed. All aboard evacuated. Sources count between 52 and 58 occupants, with at least one seriously injured.