Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 January 2003
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aerocom, lsf Tiramavia
Registration Number: ER-AFT
Location: near Ndjol –
ÿ Gabon
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Navigation equipmentNavigation equipment
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft, owned by a Cameroonian company, was leased to Congolese company Pont Aviation Limited. The contract was terminated due to financial difficulties, and the aircraft was subsequently transferred to another Congolese firm. During a flight in Gabon, navigation equipment malfunctioned, leading to a crash into a wooded hillside. The pilot circled Ndjol four times before the crash.An Antonov aircraft, owned by a Cameroonian company, was leased to Congolese company Pont Aviation Limited. The contract was terminated due to financial difficulties, and the aircraft was subsequently transferred to another Congolese firm. During a flight in Gabon, navigation equipment malfunctioned, leading to a crash into a wooded hillside. The pilot circled Ndjol four times before the crash.
Description
The Antonov, owned by a company from Cameroon, was registered in Moldova. The aircraft had been leased to the Congolese company Pont Aviation Limited, but the contract was cancelled after the company ran into financial difficulties and the Antonov was to be transferred to another Congolese company. Over Gabon the navigation equipment failed. The pilot circled the town of Ndjol four times, and on the fifth he crashed into a wooded hillside.
Primary Cause
Financial difficulties and lease termination within the Congolese aviation industry.Financial difficulties and lease termination within the Congolese aviation industry.Share on:
