Cameroon Airlines flight 3701 /

Cameroon Airlines flight 3701 was an air accident that occurred on the 3 December 1995. The Boeing 737-200, registration TJ-CBE, crashed after it lost control near Douala. On its second approch to Douala International Airport power was lost to one engine. The accident killed 71 passengers and crew and 5 people were injured but survived. Cameroon Airlines flight 3701 took off from Cadjehoun Airport in Cotonou, Benin on a 1 hour fight to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon. The Boeing 737 had 71 passengers and 5 crew on board and after a 1 hour flight Cameroon Airlines flight 3701 was ready to land at Douala International Airport but as the landing gear was lowered the nose gear light showed that it was not down. The pilots called air traffic control saying that they had landing gear problems and the crew elected to abort the approach. Some minutes later they tried a second approach but the pilots did not see that the engine two was operating at high power while the no. 1 engine was not developing power. Then the aircraft went into a steep dive and crashed 6 km short of runway in a mangrove swamp. The aircraft burst into flames killing 71 passengers and crew. 5 people