Kenya Airways flight KQ431 departed the Abidjan airport but did not gain altitude after takeoff. The airplane crashed into the sea about 2 km. from the end of runway 21.

The air safety investigation authority is:

Agence Nationale De L'Aviaiton Civile Mr. Laurent Kako, Investigator-in-Charge Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Fax 225 21 27 63 46