Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2009
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BK
Owner/operator: Aero Fret Business
Registration Number: TN-AIA
Location: 11 km SE of Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV) –
ÿ Congo
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
An Aero Fret Business Antonov 12 cargo plane crashed in a cemetery near Nganga Lingolo, Congo, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members. The flight departed Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) about 04:00 local time, bound for Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV). The plane consisted of food, a minibus, and three cars. The aircraft was approaching Brazzaville runway 05 when it crashed in a cemetery, some 11 km (6 nm) short of the runway threshold.An Aero Fret Business Antonov 12 cargo plane crashed in a cemetery near Nganga Lingolo, Congo, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members. The flight departed Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) about 04:00 local time, bound for Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV). The plane consisted of food, a minibus, and three cars. The aircraft was approaching Brazzaville runway 05 when it crashed in a cemetery, some 11 km (6 nm) short of the runway threshold.
Description
An Aero Fret Business Antonov 12 cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed at Nganga Lingolo, Congo, killing all six on board. The cargo flight departed Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) about 04:00 local time, bound for Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV). On board were five Ukrainian crew members and one Congolese passengers. The cargo consisted of food, a minibus and three cars. The airplane was approaching Brazzaville runway 05 when it crashed in a cemetery, some 11 km (6 nm) short of the runway threshold. The airplane came down near the Final Approach Point (FAP) for a VOR-DME/ILS runway 05 instrument approach. The airplane should have started its final approach at that point, from an altitude of 1970 feet above ground level.
Primary Cause
Aircraft malfunction during final approach.Aircraft malfunction during final approach.Share on:
