2010 Aéro-Service C-212 crash

Passenger plane crash in Cameroon July 2014 October 2024 2 28 43 N 13 26 50 E inline,title Medavia - CASA C-212-100 Aviocar.jpg An Aviocar similar to the accident aircraft Accident 2010 06 19 y Under investigation August 2023 Near Dima, South Region, Cameroon CASA C-212 Aviocar Aéro-Service TN-AFA Yaoundé Airport, Yaoundé, Cameroon Yangadou, Republic of the Congo 11 9 2 11 0 On 19 June 2010, a CASA C-212 Aviocar transport aircraft crashed on a flight from Yaoundé, Cameroon, to Yangadou, Republic of the Congo, killing all eleven people on board. Among the victims were the entire board of Australian mining conglomerate Sundance Resources, including mining executive Ken Talbot. Accident On 19 June 2010, Cam Iron – Sundance's Cameroon subsidiary – chartered a CASA C-212 Aviocar from Aéro-Service to fly their board members from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, to the remote mining town of Yangadou, Republic of the Congo.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/australian-mining-bosses-plane-missing/story-e6frg6n6-1225881949288 Australian mining bosses' plane missing The Australian Scott Murdoch 20 June 2010 22 June 2010October 2026 medicmedic The Aviocar was chartered because the company's private jet was too large to operate into the destination airfield.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/sundance-execs-forced-to-take-same-plane-20100621-yqw1.html Sundance execs forced to take same plane The Sydney Morning Herald 26 August 2010 21 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726045623/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/sundance-execs-forced-to-take-same-plane-20100621-yqw1.html 26 July 2010 live The aircraft departed from Yaoundé Airport at 09:13All times are local times, which are UTC+1. and contact was last made with the aircraft at 09:51. The aircraft was scheduled to arrive at Yangadou at 10:20.http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/plane-with-australians-other-foreigners-missing--cameroon_78065.html Plane with Australians, other foreigners 'missing': Cameroon Expatica 20 June 2010 22 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100627014541/http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/plane-with-australians-other-foreigners-missing--cameroon_78065.html 27 June 2010 live A search for the aircraft was carried out by the French Military, and the Cameroon Government, using a Transall C-160 and a Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter. The search was hampered by local fog. The wreckage of the aircraft was found on 22 June at Dima, 30 km mi short of its destination and near the regional capital Djoum, Cameroon. There were no survivors among the eleven people on board.http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/sundance-plane-found-in-congo-with-no-survivors/story-e6frfku9-1225882543956 Sundance plane found in Congo with no survivors News.com 22 June 2010 22 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100625060633/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/sundance-plane-found-in-congo-with-no-survivors/story-e6frfku9-1225882543956 25 June 2010 deadhttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/rudd-promises-full-search-for-mining-executives-as-wilson-tuckey-links-trip-to-resources-tax--/news-story/1aeac8ea63a18d4e9b3b63590cdc7ed4 Rudd promises full search for mining executives as Wilson Tuckey links trip to resources tax The Australian Sarah-Jane Tasker AAP 21 June 2010 subscription 22 June 2010 Aircraft The aircraft involved was CASA C-212 Aviocar registered TN-AFA.http://avherald.com/h?article=42d45531&opt=0 Crash: Aero Service C212 near Avima on Jun 19th 2010, impacted mountainous terrain The Aviation Herald Simon Hradecky 23 June 2010 It was operated by Aéro-Service an airline that is banned from operating in the European Union due to safety concerns.http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7433332/sundance-airline-banned-from-eu/ Sundance airline banned from EU The West Australian Geoffrey Thomas 21 June 2010 22 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100817130312/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7433332/sundance-airline-banned-from-eu 17 August 2010 dead Victims The victims were of various nationalities, and included mining magnate Ken Talbot.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/miners-ignored-rule-on-flights/story-e6frg6nf-1225882496524 Miners ignored rule on flights Guest Debbie Maley, Paul 22 June 2010 The Australian 22 June 2010October 2026 medicmedic2010-07-10 Bodies of mining executives return home https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-10/bodies-of-mining-executives-return-home/899598 2025-03-19 ABC News en-AU Nationality Crew Passengers Total Australia 66 France112 United Kingdom112 United States 11 Total2911 References Notes External links Africa Aviation Wreckage of crashed plane in Africa found 20100619-1 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2010 Category:2010 in Cameroon Category:2010 in the Republic of the Congo Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the CASA C-212 Aviocar Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Cameroon Category:2010 disasters in Africa Category:21st-century disasters in Cameroon Category:June 2010 in Africa