2010 Aéro-Service C-212 crash

On 19 June 2010, a CASA C-212 Aviocar transport aircraft crashed on a flight from Yaoundé, Cameroon, to Yangadou, Republic of the Congo, killing all eleven people on board. Among the victims were the entire board of Australian mining conglomerate Sundance Resources, including mining executive Ken Talbot.

2010 Aéro-Service C-212 crash
An Aviocar similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date19 June 2010 (2010-06-19)
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteNear Dima, South Region, Cameroon
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCASA C-212 Aviocar
OperatorAéro-Service
RegistrationTN-AFA
Flight originYaoundé Airport, Yaoundé, Cameroon
DestinationYangadou, Republic of the Congo
Occupants11
Passengers9
Crew2
Fatalities11
Survivors0

Accident

On 19 June 2010, Cam Iron – Sundance's Cameroon subsidiary – chartered a CASA C-212 Aviocar form Aéro-Service to fly their board members from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, to the remote mining town of Yangadou, Republic of the Congo.[1] The Aviocar was chartered because the company's private jet was too large to operate into the destination airfield.[2]

The aircraft departed from Yaoundé Airport at 09:13[lower-alpha 1] and contact was last made with the aircraft at 09:51. The aircraft was scheduled to arrive at Yangadou at 10:20.[3]

A search for the aircraft was carried out by the French Military, and the Cameroon Government, using a Transall C-160 and a Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar helicopter. The search was hampered by local fog. The wreckage of the aircraft was found on 22 June at Dima, 30 kilometres (19 mi) short of its destination and near the regional capital Djoum, Cameroon. There were no survivors among the eleven people on board.[4][5]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was CASA C-212 Aviocar registered TN-AFA.[6] It was operated by Aéro-Service an airline that is banned from operating in the European Union due to safety concerns.[7]

Victims

The victims were of various nationalities, and included mining magnate Ken Talbot.[3][4][8]

Nationality Crew Passengers Total
Australia 6 6
France 1 1 2
United Kingdom 1 1 2
United States 1 1
Total 2 9 11

References
  1. Murdoch, Scott (20 June 2010). "Australian mining bosses' plane missing". The Australian. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. "Sundance execs forced to take same plane". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. "Plane with Australians, other foreigners 'missing': Cameroon". Expatica. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  4. "Sundance plane found in Congo with no survivors". News.com. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  5. Tasker, Sarah-Jane; AAP (21 June 2010). "Rudd promises full search for mining executives as Wilson Tuckey links trip to resources tax". The Australian. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  6. Hradecky, Simon. "Crash: Aero Service C212 near Avima on Jun 19th 2010, impacted mountainous terrain". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  7. Thomas, Geoffrey (21 June 2010). "Sundance airline banned from EU". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  8. Guest, Debbie; Maley, Paul (22 June 2010). "Miners ignored rule on flights". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

Notes
  1. All times are local times, which are UTC+1.

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