What happened
During a night approach to runway 21 at Abidjan-Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport, the flight crew was in the process of descending toward the airfield. The captain notified air traffic control that the runway was visible, and the controller subsequently directed the aircraft to provide an update once it reached the final approach phase.
Shortly after this communication, the aircraft experienced a sudden nose-down pitch. This led to an uncontrolled descent that continued until the plane impacted the ground approximately 4 km before reaching the runway threshold. The impact caused the aircraft to burst into flames, and the wreckage was completely destroyed. There were 17 fatalities among the occupants of the aircraft.