Narrative:
A CASA C-212 Aviocar military transport plane, operated by the Spanish Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Bata Airport (BSG), mainland Equatorial Guinea. None of the three crew members and nineteen passengers survived the accident.
» New York Times, January 4, 1987
accident date: 02-01-1987
type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 100
registration: T.12B-32
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 January 1987 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  CASA C-212 Aviocar 100 |
| Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | T.12B-32 |
| MSN: | 65 |
| First flight: | 1976-05-16 (10 years 8 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 200 m off Bata Airport (BSG) ( Equatorial Guinea)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bata Airport (BSG/FGBT), Equatorial Guinea |
| Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport (SSG/FGSL), Equatorial Guinea |
A CASA C-212 Aviocar military transport plane, operated by the Spanish Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Bata Airport (BSG), mainland Equatorial Guinea. None of the three crew members and nineteen passengers survived the accident.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 243» New York Times, January 4, 1987
Photos
accident date: 02-01-1987
type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 100
registration: T.12B-32
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bata Airport to Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport as the crow flies is 238 km (149 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bata Airport to Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport as the crow flies is 238 km (149 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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