Narrative:
The aircraft undershot runway 21 by 30 m after an ILS approach, causing the main gear to collapse.
» Scramble 165/8
accident date: 15-01-1993
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: YR-ABM
accident date: 15-01-1993
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: YR-ABM
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Friday 15 January 1993 |
| Time: | 02:17 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-321C |
| Operator: | Air Afrique |
| Registration: | YR-ABM |
| MSN: | 19272/578 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) ( Cote d'Ivoire)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cotonou Airport (COO/DBBB), Benin |
| Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP), Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Flightnumber: | 153 |
The aircraft undershot runway 21 by 30 m after an ILS approach, causing the main gear to collapse.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/93 (#16)» Scramble 165/8
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accident date: 15-01-1993
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: YR-ABM
accident date: 15-01-1993
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: YR-ABM
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 Cotonou Airport to Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport as the crow flies is 705 km (441 miles).
Distance from Cotonou Airport to Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport as the crow flies is 705 km (441 miles).
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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