Plane Crash List

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
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Covington, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
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18 Dec 1991 Airbus A-310-200
N803PA
Covington, Kentucky, United States Delta Airlines Incorporated No injuries -
12 Aug 1990 Airbus A-310
N803PA
Paris, France
no coordinates
Pan AM World Airways Inc. Serious injuries -

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Jun 1998 Beechcraft 200
ZSMSL
Cote D'ivoire
no coordinates
- Fatal 7
24 Jan 2025 Boeing 787-8
N27903
Dabouzra, Cote D'ivoire United Airlines Serious injuries -

All 3 records in Cote D'ivoire