2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash
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)
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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Sources
Wikipedia article: 2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash
- Revision
- 1368936249 · 2026-08-11 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q41982974
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2017 Valan International Cargo Charter Antonov An-26 crash" (page 55530947, revision 1368936249)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- place the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata coordinates)
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- 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
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.