Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 December 2018
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator: Gomair
Registration Number: 9S-AGB
Location: ca 37 km from Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Antonov An-26B aircraftAntonov An-26B aircraft
Category: Accident
An Antonov An-26B transport plane operated by Gomair crashed while descending towards Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport, D.R. Congo. The aircraft was returning from Tshikapa, where it had delivered election materials for the national electoral commission (CENI).An Antonov An-26B transport plane operated by Gomair crashed while descending towards Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport, D.R. Congo. The aircraft was returning from Tshikapa, where it had delivered election materials for the national electoral commission (CENI).
Description
An Antonov An-26B transport plane, operated by Gomair, crashed while descending towards the destination of Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport, D.R. Congo and in preparation for an approach to runway 06. The aircraft was returning from Tshikapa where it had delivered election materials for the national electoral commission (CENI).
Source of Information
https://actualite.cd/2018/12/21/rdc-crash-dun-antonov-26-kinshasa, https://twitter.com/News_aero/status/1075763562960879616, https://afrique.lalibre.be/29528/rdc-crash-dantonov-26-aux-portes-de-kinshasa/https://actualite.cd/2018/12/21/rdc-crash-dun-antonov-26-kinshasa, https://twitter.com/News_aero/status/1075763562960879616, https://afrique.lalibre.be/29528/rdc-crash-dantonov-26-aux-portes-de-kinshasa/Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure during descent.Possible mechanical failure during descent.Share on:
