1992 Cap Skirring CV-640 crash

1992 Senegalese aviation incident August 2026 Convair 640 N862FW Wright Airlines, Pittsburgh, July 14 1984. (5529852215).jpg The aircraft involved while in service with Wright Airlines in 1984 February 9, 1992 Controlled flight into terrain Diouloulou, Senegal Convair CV-640 Gambcrest Enterprises N862FW Blaise Diagne International Airport, Senegal Cap Skirring Airport, Senegal 59 53 6 31 28 On 9 February, 1992, a Convair CV-640 operated by Gambcrest Enterprises crashed into a hotel in Dakar, killing 31 people on board. The crash is the second deadliest in Senegal behind Air France Flight 343. This is also the deadliest aircraft accident to involve the Convair CV-640.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-convair-cv-640-kafountine-31-killed Crash of a Convair CV-640 in Kafountine: 31 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives www.baaa-acro.com Flight When boarding the flight passengers described the flight as a "cattle truck" with the seats being wrecked, the club initially only had contracts with Air Senegal.https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/les-trigano-face-aux-rescapes-du-crash-de-cap-skirring-19-05-2000-2001384407.php Les Trigano face aux rescapés du crash de Cap-Skirring The flight would take place on 9 February 1992 when Club Med tourists would board a flight chartered by Air Senegal on behalf of Club Med. Most of the people onboard were French except for two Belgians and the crew members.30 Killed as Charter Plane Crashes in Africa The New York Times 10 February 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/10/world/30-killed-as-charter-plane-crashes-in-africa.html The flight would take off at around 4:30 am from Dakar heading to Cap Skirring, the copilot on the flight was deaf and nearsighted and was grounded in the United States. The captain an alcoholic and was 67 years old.Sourd, myope et pilote de charter 7 February 1996 https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/sourd-myope-et-pilote-de-charter_612255.html?cmp_redirect=truehttps://www.liberation.fr/societe/2000/05/19/le-club-med-devant-la-justice-pour-le-crash-qui-avait-fait-28-victimes-en-1992-aucun-go-ne-prend-cet_326276/ Le Club Med devant la justice pour le crash qui avait fait 28 victimes en 1992. «Aucun GO ne prend cet avion» The aircraft would crash into a marshy area killing 31 people in the village of Kafountine which was around 52 kilometers North of Cap Skirring. Fatalities The fatality count was initially lower as two of the fatalities were not accounted for, officials later sent out a Boeing 737 to bring injured passengers to France.PILOT MAY HAVE MISTAKEN LIGHTS OF HOTEL FOR RUNWAY, PROBERS SAY 10 February 1992 https://www.deseret.com/1992/2/10/18966915/pilot-may-have-mistaken-lights-of-hotel-for-runway-probers-say-br/ Investigation As the aircraft was preparing for its final approach, the pilots mistook the hotel lights for the runway and lined up with the hotel instead of the runway. The crew were also not familiar with the region with the crew consisting of an American, a Norwegian, and a Russian. As a result of this, the aircraft ended up crashing 52 kilometers from its destination. The airline was also scrutinized as the aircraft was illegally operated by the company with no registration process done to the aircraft, thus making the aircraft unsuitable to fly. The trials also investigation that Gambcrest was going through major financial problems at the time of the accident.https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/325596 Accident Convair CV-640 N862FW, Sunday 9 February 1992 Harro Ranter aviation-safety.net It was later confirmed that the pilots were at fault of the accident along with malfunctioning equipment. Trials On 6 July 2000 a French court convicted the founder of Club Med and his son of involuntary manslaughter handing down two suspended charges. Later, it was argued that Club Med should not have been held accountable as they would not have known about the condition of the aircraft. See also List of accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 family List of defunct airlines of the Gambia References Gambcrest Enterprises Convair CV-640 accident Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Senegal Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 family Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain Gambcrest Enterprises Convair CV-640 accident Gambcrest Enterprises Convair CV-640 accident