Breaking News: Aircraft With 11 Aboard Crashes Near Yaounde
The Cameroon Government is currently Investigation the Cause
An aircraft with 11 people aboard crashed near Yaounde due to bad weather conditions after losing contact. The aircraft was making a Yaoundé-Nsimalen-Dompta-
The plane was chartered by a private company, the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO). Which maintains a hydrocarbon pipeline that runs between Cameroon and neighboring Chad, as reported by AFP.
Cameroon’s Minister of Transport confirmed the crash of the aircraft inside a forest not far away from Nanga Eboko, in the Centre Region. A communiqué from the Transport Ministry reveals that a search team was immediately deployed, which then localised the aircraft inside the forest.
The aircraft took off in Yaoundé at 10:44 a.m. for Belabo with 9 people and 2 crew members. Due to bad weather conditions, he returned to Nsimalen at 11:30 a.m. and modified his flight plan. It took off again from Nsimalen at 12:46 p.m. for Domta with a range of 4 hours and 20 minutes. Estimated arrival was 2:34 p.m. The last contact with the Yaoundé tower took place at 1:07 p.m. – (Camerounweb)
Below is a list of some victims involved in the crash that took place;
1. TCHEHOU TCHAKOUNTE Serge
2. ASU Rudolf E.
3. BABAN Andre
4. KOUAYEP Armand
5. NDANJO GADINGA Celestine
6. DICKA ENDALLE Estelle
7. KESSENG Jean Charles
8. PEWITE NKWENTI Serge
9. TCHATUA, Ernest
Search is currently underway for the Nanga Eboko plane crash victims. However, they are fears that none of those on board of the plane would still be alive.
