Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701
A Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737-200, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 December 1995 |
| Summary | Loss of control on go around due to thrust asymmetry |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2K9(A) |
| Aircraft name | Nyong |
| Operator | Cameroon Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | UY3701 |
| ICAO flight No. | UYC3701 |
| Registration | TJ-CBE |
| Flight origin | Cadjehoun Airport, Cotonou, Benin |
| Destination | Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon |
| Occupants | 76 |
| Passengers | 71 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 71 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
On 3 December 1995, Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701, a Boeing 737-200 operating a scheduled international passenger flight from Cadjehoun Airport, Benin, to Douala International Airport, Cameroon, crashed on its second approach to Douala after it lost control following a loss of power in its left engine. Of the 76 occupants, 68 passengers and 3 crew members were killed. Three passengers and two crew members survived injured.