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Fatal crashes in Cape Verde and airlines blacklist

This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.

Crashes in Cape Verde
DateCrash locationAirline
Aircraft (reg. number)
 Passengers
 Fatalities aboard
 Killed on the ground
List updated regularly.
1999
7 Aug
Cape Verde
Santo Antao
TACV-Cabo Verde Airlines
Dornier 228-201 (D4-CBC)
 18
 18 /  0
1998
28 Sep
Cape Verde
Praia
Cabo Verde Airlines
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (D4-CAX)
 22
 1 /  0
Crashes in the region
DateCrash locationAirline
Aircraft (reg. number)
 Passengers
 Fatalities aboard
 Killed on the ground
List updated regularly.
2015
5 Sep
Senegal
Off Dakar
Senegalair
Hawker Siddeley HS-125 (6V-AIM)
 7
 7 /  0
1998
12 May
Mauritania
Near Nema
Military - Mauritanian Air Force
Xian Yunshuji Y-7-100C (5T-MAG)
 42
 39 /  0
1997
9 Oct
Gambia
Banjul
Naysa Aerotaxis
Beech Super King Air 200 (EC-ERQ)
 9
 8 /  0
1997
1 Feb
Senegal
Tambacounda
Air Senegal
Hawker Siddeley HS-748-353 Srs.2a (6AV-AEO)
 52
 25 /  0
1995
29 May
Senegal
Mbour
Senegalair
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (6V-AGH)
 10
 6 /  0
1994
1 Jul
Mauritania
Near Tidjika
Air Mauritanie
Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 (5T-CLF)
 93
 80 /  0
1993
9 Dec
Senegal
Dakar
Air Senegal / Gambia Airways
DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 / NAMC YS-11 (6V-ADE / C5-GAA)
 3
 3 /  0
1993
27 Apr
Gambia
Off Libreville
Military - Zambian Air Force
de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo (AF-319)
 30
 30 /  0
1992
9 Feb
Senegal
Kafountine
Gambcrest
Convair CV- 640 (N862FW)
 56
 30 /  0
1991
15 Aug
Guinea-Bissau
?
Transports Aériens de la Guinee-Bissau
Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 (J5-GBB)
 3
 3 /  0
1988
8 Dec
Mauritania
Bîr Mogreïn
T & G Aviation
Douglas DC-7CF (N284)
 5
 5 /  0
1983
1 Jul
Guinea
Labe
CAAK
Ilyushin IL-62M (B-889)
 23
 23 /  0
1980
7 Aug
Mauritania
Nouadhibou
Tarom
Tupolev TU-154B-1 (YR-TPH)
 168
 1 /  0
1979
27 May
Senegal
Off Dakar
Military - Mauritanian Air Force
de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo (5T-MAX)
 12
 12 /  0
1978
3 Sep
Guinea
Conakry
Air Guinee
Ilyushin IL-18 (3X-GAX)
 17
 15 /  0
1960
29 Aug
Senegal
Off Dakar
Air France
Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation (F-BHBC)
 63
 63 /  0
1952
26 May
Mauritania
Near Atar
British Overseas Airways
Handley Page HP-81 Hermes IV (G-ALDN)
 18
 1 /  0
1947
13 Apr
Senegal
Off Dakar
British South American Airways
Avro 685 York I (G-AHEZ)
 15
 6 /  0
1946
7 Sep
Gambia
Bathurst
British South American Airways
Avro 685 York I (G-AHEW)
 24
 24 /  0
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