Airbus A 310 5YBEN
30 January 2000 · Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire · Fatal
Summary
On 30 January 2000, a Airbus A 310 registered 5YBEN, operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an accident near Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire. 179 people were on board and 169 died, 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A 310
- Registration
- 5YBEN
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Kenya Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lagos
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA00WA022
People
169 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | 169 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Airbus A-310 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1991 | Airbus A-310-324 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1991 | Airbus A-310-200 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Delta Airlines Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1990 | Airbus A-310 | Paris, France | Pan AM World Airways Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1998 | Beechcraft 200 | Cote D'ivoire | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Boeing 787-8 | Dabouzra, Cote D'ivoire | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |