Accident Hawker Siddeley HS-748-232 Srs. 2A TR-LFW,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322607

Date:	Tuesday 8 June 2004
Time:	09:38
Type:	Hawker Siddeley HS-748-232 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator:	Gabon Express
Registration:	TR-LFW
MSN:	1611
Year of manufacture:	1967
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Dart 534-2
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	off Libreville Airport (LBV) - Gabon
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Libreville Airport (LBV/FOOL)
Destination airport:	Franceville/Mvengue Airport (MVB/FOON)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Gabon Express flight 221 departed Libreville at 09:11 for a domestic flight to Franceville. It is reported that a loss of oil pressure in the no. 2 engine forced the crew to shut down the engine. They decided to return to the airport. On the approach the undercarriage would not extend because of problems with the hydraulics. The HS-748 overflew the runway and the pilot ditched the plane some 100 m offshore.

Sources:

AFP
ICAO Adrep

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