Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 25 August 2010
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP-E20C
Owner/operator: Filair
Registration Number: 9Q-CCN
Location: near Bandundu Airport (FDU) – ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel tanksAircraft fuel tanks
Category: Accident
A Filair Let 410 passenger plane crashed near Bandundu Airport (FDU), D.R Congo, resulting in twenty fatalities and one survivor. The aircraft, operating a flight to Kinshasa to Kiri, Bokoro, Semendwa, Bandundu, and back to Kinshasa, experienced a sudden and catastrophic descent while on final approach. Fuel starvation was initially suggested as a contributing factor, but a Filair spokesman confirmed that 150 litres of fuel were present in the tanks. The plane nose-dived shortly before landing, likely due to a shift in the center of gravity. Pilot error and a loss of control led to the crash.A Filair Let 410 passenger plane crashed near Bandundu Airport (FDU), D.R Congo, resulting in twenty fatalities and one survivor. The aircraft, operating a flight to Kinshasa to Kiri, Bokoro, Semendwa, Bandundu, and back to Kinshasa, experienced a sudden and catastrophic descent while on final approach. Fuel starvation was initially suggested as a contributing factor, but a Filair spokesman confirmed that 150 litres of fuel were present in the tanks. The plane nose-dived shortly before landing, likely due to a shift in the center of gravity. Pilot error and a loss of control led to the crash.

Description

A Filair Let 410 passenger plane, registered 9Q-CCN, was destroyed in an accident near Bandundu Airport (FDU), D.R Congo. Twenty occupants died, one survived. The airplane was destroyed, there was no fire. The airplane operated on a flight to Kinshasa to Kiri, Bokoro, Semendwa, Bandundu and back to Kinshasa. The airplane reportedly came down in the village while on final approach to the airport. Media reports suggested fuel starvation, but a Filair spokesman reported that there were 150 litres of fuel in the tanks. The airplane nosed down in the village shortly before landing. According media reports the accident occurred after a contraband crocodile escaped a carry-on bag and entered the cabin. A flight attendant ran off towards the flight deck, followed by passengers. Thus the center of gravity moved too much to the front. The pilots lost control and the aircraft crashed.

Source of Information

http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2010/08/27/crash-de-bandundu-ville-la-version-de-fil-air/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2010/08/27/crash-de-bandundu-ville-la-version-de-fil-air/

Primary Cause

Fuel starvationFuel starvation

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