Linonghin
Linonghin | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Plateau-Central Region |
| Province | Ganzourgou |
| Department | Kogho Department |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 465 |
Linonghin is a village in the Kogho Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 465.[1]
On August 11, 1974, Linonghin was the site of Burkina Faso's deadliest airliner crash. An Ilyushin Il-18V of Air Mali that had diverted to Ouagadougou on a flight to Niamey began circling the wrong town and made a forced landing after running out of fuel. 47 of the 60 on board were killed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18V TZ-ABE Linoghin". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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