

Détails:
A Gulfstream II corporate jet, the presidential jet of Togo President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, was damaged beyond repair in a fatal accident near Lome Airport (LFW). Three crew members were killed but all three passengers survived.
The corporate jet was returning from Niamey Airport (NIM) where it had taken Niger President Seyni Kountche.
In January 1974 Togo President Gnassingbé Eyadéma had lost his Presidential Douglas C-47 in an accident.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 26 décembre 1974 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream II |
| Compagnie: | Togo Government |
| Immatriculation: | 5V-TAA |
| Numéro de série: | 149 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1974 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Lome Airport (LFW) ( Togo)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Aéroport de départ: | Niamey Airport (NIM/DRRN), Niger |
| Lome Airport (LFW/DXXX), Togo |
A Gulfstream II corporate jet, the presidential jet of Togo President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, was damaged beyond repair in a fatal accident near Lome Airport (LFW). Three crew members were killed but all three passengers survived.
The corporate jet was returning from Niamey Airport (NIM) where it had taken Niger President Seyni Kountche.
In January 1974 Togo President Gnassingbé Eyadéma had lost his Presidential Douglas C-47 in an accident.
Sources:
» Toledo Blade - Dec 29, 1974Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Niamey Airport et Lome Airport est de 815 km (510 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Niamey Airport et Lome Airport est de 815 km (510 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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