Kenya Airways Flight 507

Kenya Airways Flight 507
5Y-KYA, the aircraft involved in the accident at OR Tambo International Airport in January 2007 (January 2007).
Accident
Date5 May 2007
SummaryPilot error leading to loss of control
SiteMbanga Pongo, near Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon
3°57′21″N 9°45′03″E / 3.9557°N 9.7509°E / 3.9557; 9.7509
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-8AL
OperatorKenya Airways
IATA flight No.KQ507
ICAO flight No.KQA507
Call signKENYA 507
Registration5Y-KYA
Flight originPort Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
StopoverDouala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon
DestinationJomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya
Occupants114
Passengers108
Crew6
Fatalities114
Survivors0

Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled Abidjan–Douala–Nairobi passenger service, operated by Kenya Airways. On 5 May 2007, the Boeing 737–800 aircraft serving the flight crashed in the initial stage of its second leg, immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon.[1][2][3]

The plane broke up into small pieces and came to rest mostly submerged in a mangrove swamp, 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi; 2.9 nmi) to the south (176°) of the end of Douala International Airport's runway 12.[4][5] There were no survivors.[4][6][7] The investigation by the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority determined that the pilots failed to notice and correct excessive bank following takeoff. This led to the loss of control and crash of the aircraft.[8]

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  7. ^ "No chance of survivors from Kenya plane – Cameroon". Reuters AlertNet. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
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