N862FW (Convair 640-340D) — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

February 9, 1992AccidentHull loss
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Dakar to Cap Skirring on behalf of the Club Mediterranée, carrying 53 tourists from France, Belgium and Switzerland and six crew members.
Convair CV-640 · 31 fatalities
By night, the crew mistook the blue lights of an hotel for the approach lights of Cap Skirring Airport and initiated the approach and landing when the aircraft crashed 52 km north of the intended destination. Full accident record