Gabon Express Flight 221 · Gabon
On June 8, 2004, Gabon Express Flight 221 (Gabon). 19 people died.
- Date
- June 8, 2004
- Place
- Gabon
- Operator
- Gabon Express
- Killed
- 19
- Position
- 0.450°N, 9.393°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q28450531
From Wikipedia
Gabon Express Flight 221 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which ditched 100 metres offshore into the Gulf of Guinea on 8 June 2004. The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 was carrying 26 passengers and 4 crew and was flying from Gabon's capital Libreville to Franceville via Port-Gentil when an engine failed. The crew returned to Libreville International Airport; however they overflew it and landed in the sea, within metres of a beach. At least 19 people were killed as a result of the crash. It was the second deadliest plane crash in Gabon. Gabon President Omar Bongo declared three days of national mourning in response to the disaster.
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