Narrative:
The Cessna 208 was en route to Maryland County, Liberia (presumably Cape Palmas Airport) when it crashed into the sea.
» Thomas Brügge
» Miami Herald - January 31, 1987
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 January 1987 |
| Type: |  Cessna U-27A Caravan I |
| Operator: | Liberian Army Air Reconnaissance Unit |
| Registration: | ARU-021 |
| MSN: | 20800055 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 64 km (40 mls) SE off Monrovia ( Liberia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monrovia-Roberts International Airport (ROB/GLRB), Liberia |
| Cape Palmas-A. Tubman Airport (CPA/GLCP), Liberia |
The Cessna 208 was en route to Maryland County, Liberia (presumably Cape Palmas Airport) when it crashed into the sea.
Sources:
» Terry Smith» Thomas Brügge
» Miami Herald - January 31, 1987
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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 Monrovia-Roberts International Airport to Cape Palmas-A. Tubman Airport as the crow flies is 358 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Monrovia-Roberts International Airport to Cape Palmas-A. Tubman Airport as the crow flies is 358 km (224 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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