Cameroon Airlines Flight 786
A Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737-200 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 August 1984 |
| Summary | Fire following uncontained engine failure |
| Site | Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon 4°0′22″N 9°43′8″E / 4.00611°N 9.71889°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2H7C |
| Operator | Cameroon Airlines |
| Registration | TJ-CBD |
| Flight origin | Douala International Airport |
| Stopover | Garoua International Airport |
| Destination | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport |
| Occupants | 116 |
| Passengers | 109 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 114 |
Cameroon Airlines Flight 786 was a Boeing 737-2H7C, registration TJ-CBD, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Douala International Airport, Cameroon (ICAO: FKKD), to Garoua via Yaoundé. On 30 August 1984, as the aircraft was taxiing out for takeoff with 109 passengers and a crew of 7 on board, its number two engine suffered an uncontained compressor failure, which started a fire. All occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft, but two passengers died due to fire outside the cabin. The aircraft burned to the ground and was declared a total loss. The cause of the engine failure has never been determined.