Kenya Airways Flight 507
5Y-KYA, the aircraft involved in the accident at OR Tambo International Airport on 1 January 2007 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2007 |
| Summary | Pilot error leading to loss of control |
| Site | Mbanga Pongo, near Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon 3°57′21″N 9°45′03″E / 3.9557°N 9.7509°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AL |
| Operator | Kenya Airways |
| IATA flight No. | KQ507 |
| ICAO flight No. | KQA507 |
| Call sign | KENYA 507 |
| Registration | 5Y-KYA |
| Flight origin | Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Stopover | Douala International Airport, Douala, Cameroon |
| Destination | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupants | 114 |
| Passengers | 108 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 114 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a scheduled international passenger service between Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Nairobi, Kenya with a stopover in Douala, Cameroon, operated by Kenya Airways. On 5 May 2007, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft serving the flight crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, killing all 114 occupants onboard.
The plane broke up into small pieces and came to rest mostly submerged in a mangrove swamp, 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi; 2.9 nmi) to the south (176°) of the end of Douala International Airport's runway 12. There were no survivors. The investigation by the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority determined that the pilots failed to notice and correct excessive bank following takeoff. This led to the loss of control and crash of the aircraft.