Accident Overview
On 28 July 2010 at 01:07 UTC, a Boeing 737-700 registered as TS-IEA, operated by Mauritania Airways as flight YD-620, suffered an accident at Conakry Gbessia Airport in the Republic of Guinea. The flight was a scheduled passenger service with a routing of Nouakchott–Dakar–Conakry–Abidjan. There were 7 crew members and 97 passengers on board.
Aircraft and Flight
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-700, owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest. It was on a regular public transport flight. The flight plan scheduled departure from Nouakchott at 21:00 local, arrival in Dakar at 22:00, then departure from Dakar at 22:50 for arrival in Conakry.
Investigation
The Government of the Republic of Guinea, through the Ministry of Transport, established a National Technical Investigation Commission by decision N°2010/303/SGG on 5 August 2010 to investigate the accident. The investigation was conducted in accordance with Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention. The inquiry was slowed by difficulties in obtaining precise information and regulatory documents related to the aircraft and the flight. The investigation aimed solely at preventing future accidents, not to establish fault or liability.
Findings
The investigation included analysis of flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data. The report listed established facts and probable causes.
Causes
Probable cause: [not specified in provided source]
Recommendations
The report included safety recommendations regarding stabilized approaches and oversight of operators.