Air Guinee 737 abgestürzt

[MartinM]

12 Aug 2004; 3X-GCB, 737-200C Adv, 22627/779, Del 11/8/81, Air Guinee; Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone

The Aircraft had just left the ground at Lungi airport in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, when it lurched into a swamp three miles from the runway, leaving one wing partly submerged in mud.

About 50 pax were treated in hospital for shock and minor injuries but all 110 survived.

[ChiefT]

Hier ein Augenzeugenbericht:

A pilot friend there came up with this ....


The flight was delayed since the morning due to very heavy rains
The plane took off, possibly stalled, crashed back into the runway, bounced and came crashing down again ... wings, engines departing along the way and eventually stopping - skidding to the end of the runway at the dumbell (but off the runway).

They where very lucky to came out alive.

Es waren offenbar 126 Paxe, 50 Verletzte, keine Toten!