Kenya Airways jet with at least 114 on board crashes
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{{date|May 6, 2007}}
{{Cameroon}}
Officials say that a {{w|Kenya Airways}} {{w|Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800}} with 8 crew members, 106 passengers and a flight engineer on board, has crashed in [[Cameroon]]. 
[[Image:5Y-KYAPlane.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Plane 5Y-KYA photographed in 2006. Credit: [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Terry%20Wade&distinct%20entry=true Terry Wade]]]
{{w|Kenya Airways Flight 507|Flight KQ 507}} was traveling from {{w|Abidjan}} to {{w|Nairobi}}. It made a stopover in {{w|Douala}}, Cameroon where more passengers got on the plane, before it continued on its flight.

It is not known if there are any survivors, but Kenya Airways says that there were passengers from at least 23 different countries on the plane (list below).

Reports say that 3 referees heading to an African Confederation Cup game were also on the plane along with Anthony Mitchell a British journalist who is based in Nairobi, and Amol Chauhan the director of Parle Products.

"Flight 507 was coming from Abidjan via Douala. The aircraft unfortunately has not arrived. The last message was received in Douala after takeoff and thereafter the tower was unable to contact the plane," CEO of Kenya Airways, Titus Naikuni said earlier in a statement.

Reports say that the plane sent a distress signal at 2:00 a.m., just after it took off from Cameroon, but it is not known what triggered the distress signal. The plane was supposed to land at 6:15 a.m. local time. It left Abidjan at 11:05 p.m. local time in Nairobi.

"The distress call came from a machine, not a pilot. The latest information that a distress signal was picked up on the west coast of Africa and a search and rescue mission initiated by Cameroonian authorities was initiated at 1105 (0805GMT) this morning, that is Nairobi time. So far no report has been received from this mission," added Naikuni. The Cameroonian military is using helicopters to search the area around the Cameroonian capital {{w|Yaoundé}}, near the town of {{w|Douala}}, Niete and {{w|Lolodorf}}. Ambulances in Lolodorf are ready to treat anyone they might find during the search. 

The plane is believed to be in an "area [of] very dense forest," said Alfred Mutua, a spokesman for Kenya's government. The [[United States]] is also assisting in searching for the plane.
[[Image:Cameroon South 300px.png|left|125px|thumb|South Province in Cameroon where Lolodorf is located.]]
Jim Proulx, a company spokesman for [[Boeing]], said that the distress signal would have been activated "in the event of a rapid change in velocity." Proulx also expressed his sympathies saying, "we express our profound concern for the passengers and crew on board on the Kenya Airways flight that went missing."

According to Kenya Airways, bad weather is causing delays in efforts to locate the plane and any possible wreckage. "We are trying to get to the area of the crash, but the weather is really bad. We are getting help from the army," said Naikuni. Nothing was found during a search of the area by air on Saturday, but rescue workers are planning to resume the search Sunday morning. Because of the bad weather and heavy rains, the search has only been concentrated in the air.

Witnesses from towns near where the signal is being reported say that they heard a "large boom" and then saw a "flash of fire."

According to a Kenya Airways news release, a crisis management center in {{w|Embakasi}}, a location close to the airport, was setup to monitor the situation and additional details will be provided when received. Relatives of those on board the plane are being asked to stay at that location and wait for further details.

Despite the search, the ''TurkishPress.com'', which quotes ''AFP'', an unnamed official says that they have located the wreckage.

"The plane has crashed. We have located the plane ... and we cannot talk about it," said the unnamed official with the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority. 

Despite the AFP's report, Naikuni says he cannot confirm that the plane has crashed or if anything was found. "Until we see the plane -- until then, it's missing." Naikuni also added that the distress signal could have been triggered by something other than a crash.

The last Kenya Airways flight to crash was on January 30, 2000.  Flight 431 was traveling from Abidjan to {{w|Lagos}} when it crashed into the {{w|Atlantic Ocean}} during bad weather. 179 people were on board and 10 survived.

===Kenya Airways contact===
As per a Kenya Airways press release, information may be obtained through the following contact.

:Mr. Michael Okwiri<br>
:Kenya Airways Corporate Communications<br>
:E-mail: michael.okwiri@kenya-airways.com<br>
:Fax: +254–(0)20-823486

=== Nationalities of those on board ===
[[Image:Kenya Air4 KQ.507.PNG|right|460px|thumb|Countries highlighted represent the nations in which the passengers are from. {{Image source|[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lcarsdata Robert]. Updated by: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DragonFire1024 Jason Safoutin]}}]]
*2: Unknown
*35: Cameroonians, including 3 referees for the {{w|COSAFA Cup|African Confederation Cup}}; Engelbert Effa, Martin Omgba Zing and Patrice Boungani Doda; Campbell Utton head of MTN Cellphones. 

*15: [[India|Indians]] including the Products Director for Parle Products, Amol Chauhan.

*9: Kenyan crew members
*7: [[South Africa|South Africans]]; Charles January.
*6: [[China|Chinese]]; Ivorians
*5: [[United Kingdom|British]] including journalist Anthony Mitchell.

*3: [[Niger|Nigerians]]
*2: [[Central African Republic]]; [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]; [[Equatorial Guinea]]; 
*1: [[Burkina Faso]]; {{w|Comoros}}; [[Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]]; [[Egypt|Egyptian]]; [[Ghana|Ghanaian]]; [[Mali|Malian]]; [[Mauritius|Mauritius]]; [[Senegal|Senegalese]]; [[South Korea|South Korean]]; [[Sweden|Swede]]; [[Switzerland|Swiss]]; [[Tanzania|Tanzanian]]; [[Togo|Togolese]]; [[United States|American]]

==Sources==
{{FA}}
*{{source|url=http://iafrica.com/news/sa/833287.htm
|title=Top MTN exec aboard missing plane
|author=
|pub=iafrica.com
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705061310.htm
|title='Parle' director onboard Kenya Airways flight
|author=
|pub=Hindu
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200705060016.html
|title=Kenya: Journalist Could Be Among Those in the Plane
|author=Lucas Barasa
|pub=AllAfrica.com
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.centredaily.com/128/story/88531.html
|title=More than 100 missing in Cameroon jet crash
|author=Emmanuel Tumanjong
|pub=Centre Daily
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070011034
|title=Missing Kenyan plane still untraced
|author=
|pub=NDTV.com
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/International/2007/05/06/4157474-sun.html
|title=Kenyan airliner crashes in jungle
|author=
|pub=London Free Press
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6628971.stm
|title=Hunt for Kenyan plane to resume
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200705/06/eng20070506_372295.html
|title=S.Korean gov't confirms one Korean citizen killed in plane crash in Cameroon
|author=
|pub=People's Daily Online
|date=May 6, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_WORLDFOOTBALL/idUKL0562306520070505
|title=Three Cameroon football referees feared killed in plane crash
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/6/worldupdates/2007-05-05T162210Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-296860-1&sec=Worldupdates
|title=Signal picked up from missing Kenya Airways plane
|author=Tansa Musa
|pub=Malaysia Star
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://www.kenya-airways.com/kq2/kqdispinfo.aspx?id=794
|title=Press Statement 5th May
|pub=Kenya Airways
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070505/1/48avs.html
|title=Kenyan airliner crashes with 114 on board
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=Yahoo News
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21679185-1702,00.html
|title=(Nationality list) Jet crashes with 114 on board
|author=
|pub=Melbourne Herald Sun
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm
|title=Kenya plane 'crashes in Cameroon'
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/05/wkenya105.xml
|title=Britons among plane crash passengers
|author=
|pub=Telegraph.co.uk
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://voanews.com/english/2007-05-05-voa2.cfm
|title=Kenyan Airlines Jet Crashes in Cameroon
|author=
|pub=Voice of America
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=174619
|title=Kenya Airways plane crashes
|author=AFP
|pub=TurkishPress.com
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1264276,00.html
|title=Plane Carrying 115 People Crashes
|author=
|pub=Sky News
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4778050.html
|title=Airliner crashes in Cameroon
|author=
|pub=Houston Chronicle
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm
|title='Contact lost' with Kenya flight
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/05/kenya.plane.ap/
|title=Airline says it has lost contact with jetliner
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=May 5, 2007}}

==External links==
{{Wikipediapar|Kenya Airways Flight 507}}

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[[Category:Cameroon]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Nairobi]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Aviation]]
[[Category:Atlantic Ocean]]
[[Category:Missing persons]]
[[Category:Boeing]]
[[Category:Kenya Airways Flight 507]]

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Officials say that a Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800 with 8 crew members, 106 passengers and a flight engineer on board, has crashed in Cameroon. 
Plane 5Y-KYA photographed in 2006. Credit:  Terry Wade
Flight KQ 507 was traveling from Nairobi. It made a stopover in , Cameroon where more passengers got on the plane, before it continued on its flight.

It is not known if there are any survivors, but Kenya Airways says that there were passengers from at least 23 different countries on the plane (list below).

Reports say that 3 referees heading to an African Confederation Cup game were also on the plane along with Anthony Mitchell a British journalist who is based in Nairobi, and Amol Chauhan the director of Parle Products.

"Flight 507 was coming from Abidjan via Douala. The aircraft unfortunately has not arrived. The last message was received in Douala after takeoff and thereafter the tower was unable to contact the plane," CEO of Kenya Airways, Titus Naikuni said earlier in a statement.

Reports say that the plane sent a distress signal at 2:00 a.m., just after it took off from Cameroon, but it is not known what triggered the distress signal. The plane was supposed to land at 6:15 a.m. local time. It left Abidjan at 11:05 p.m. local time in Nairobi.

"The distress call came from a machine, not a pilot. The latest information that a distress signal was picked up on the west coast of Africa and a search and rescue mission initiated by Cameroonian authorities was initiated at 1105 (0805GMT) this morning, that is Nairobi time. So far no report has been received from this mission," added Naikuni. The Cameroonian military is using helicopters to search the area around the Cameroonian capital Douala, Niete and . Ambulances in Lolodorf are ready to treat anyone they might find during the search. 

The plane is believed to be in an "area of very dense forest," said Alfred Mutua, a spokesman for Kenya's government. The United States is also assisting in searching for the plane.
South Province in Cameroon where Lolodorf is located.
Jim Proulx, a company spokesman for Boeing, said that the distress signal would have been activated "in the event of a rapid change in velocity." Proulx also expressed his sympathies saying, "we express our profound concern for the passengers and crew on board on the Kenya Airways flight that went missing."

According to Kenya Airways, bad weather is causing delays in efforts to locate the plane and any possible wreckage. "We are trying to get to the area of the crash, but the weather is really bad. We are getting help from the army," said Naikuni. Nothing was found during a search of the area by air on Saturday, but rescue workers are planning to resume the search Sunday morning. Because of the bad weather and heavy rains, the search has only been concentrated in the air.

Witnesses from towns near where the signal is being reported say that they heard a "large boom" and then saw a "flash of fire."

According to a Kenya Airways news release, a crisis management center in , a location close to the airport, was setup to monitor the situation and additional details will be provided when received. Relatives of those on board the plane are being asked to stay at that location and wait for further details.

Despite the search, the TurkishPress.com, which quotes AFP, an unnamed official says that they have located the wreckage.

"The plane has crashed. We have located the plane ... and we cannot talk about it," said the unnamed official with the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority. 

Despite the AFP's report, Naikuni says he cannot confirm that the plane has crashed or if anything was found. "Until we see the plane -- until then, it's missing." Naikuni also added that the distress signal could have been triggered by something other than a crash.

The last Kenya Airways flight to crash was on January 30, 2000.  Flight 431 was traveling from Abidjan to Atlantic Ocean during bad weather. 179 people were on board and 10 survived.

:Mr. Michael Okwiri
:Kenya Airways Corporate Communications
:E-mail: michael.okwiri@kenya-airways.com
:Fax: +254–(0)20-823486

*15: Indians including the Products Director for Parle Products, Amol Chauhan.

*9: Kenyan crew members
*7: South Africans; Charles January.
*6: Chinese; Ivorians
*5: British including journalist Anthony Mitchell.

*3: Nigerians
*2: Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; 
*1: Burkina Faso; ; Congo-Brazzaville; Egyptian; Ghanaian; Malian; Mauritius; Senegalese; South Korean; Swede; Swiss; Tanzanian; Togolese; American


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pl:Samolot kenijskich linii lotniczych rozbił się w Kamerunie
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