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2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash

14 Oct 2017 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Antonov An-26-100 · Controlled flight into terrain during approach in poor weather due to pilot error and loss of situational awareness

From Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA) to Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
4 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
10
Survivors
6
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
6
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Antonov An-26-100

Aircraft type
Antonov AN-26
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
ER-AVB
Onboard fatalities
4
Route
From Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA)To Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ)

Approximate · Estimated position: Abidjan, the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.

From the Wikipedia article

On 14 October 2017, an Antonov An-26 transport aircraft of Valan International Cargo Charter crashed shortly before it was due to land at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Four of the ten people on board were killed.

Accident

The aircraft was operating a flight from Ouagadougou Airport, Burkina Faso to Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport, Abidjan. It crashed on the coast of the Ivory Coast shortly before landing. It broke in two during the accident. It was carrying six Moldovan crew and four French Army personnel. Three crew members were killed along with one passenger. One of the six survivors was seriously injured. The aircraft had been chartered by the French Army and was operating in support of Operation Barkhane. The injured were transferred to the Port-Bouet camp for treatment. A thunderstorm was reported in the area at the time of the accident, about 08:30 local time (UTC).

Investigation and cause

Investigation

Authorities in the Ivory Coast opened an investigation into the accident. The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova was assisting the investigation. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft.

The Ivorian BEA released its final report in August 2019.

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Wikipedia article: 2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash
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2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash
Revision
1368936249 · 2026-08-11 · retrieved 2026-09-18
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Wikipedia article "2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash" (page 55530947, revision 1368936249)
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Place and country
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Map position
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Aircraft, operator and route
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Operation
Reviewed correction (2026-09-26): A civil cargo charter company's An-26 chartered to carry French troops: a charter transport flight for hire, not a military aircraft. The article: "The aircraft had been chartered by the French Army and was operating in support of Operation Barkhane."
Fatalities
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Ground fatalities
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Summary
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