Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 January 2012
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-28
Owner/operator: TRACEP-Congo Aviation
Registration Number: 9Q-CUN
Location: 10 km from Namoya –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft (Antonov 28)Aircraft (Antonov 28)
Category: Accident
An Antonov 28 airplane crashed near Namoya, D.R. Congo, resulting in the loss of five occupants. The aircraft departed Bukavu (BKY) at 07:45 on a domestic flight to Namoya, but failed to arrive and was subsequently searched. The wreckage was discovered the next day, located in a gold mining area within Maniema Province. The manufacturer reported the airworthiness of the aircraft (9Q-CUN, msn 1AJ006-11) had expired on June 12, 1993.An Antonov 28 airplane crashed near Namoya, D.R. Congo, resulting in the loss of five occupants. The aircraft departed Bukavu (BKY) at 07:45 on a domestic flight to Namoya, but failed to arrive and was subsequently searched. The wreckage was discovered the next day, located in a gold mining area within Maniema Province. The manufacturer reported the airworthiness of the aircraft (9Q-CUN, msn 1AJ006-11) had expired on June 12, 1993.
Description
An Antonov 28 airplane was destroyed in an accident near Namoya, D.R. Congo. Two of the five occupants survived the accident The airplane departed Bukavu (BKY) at 07:45 on a domestic flight to Namoya. The plane failed to arrive and a search was initiated. The wreckage was found the next day. Namoya is located in a gold mining area in Maniema Province. The manufacturer reported that the airworthiness of this aircraft (9Q-CUN, msn 1AJ006-11) had expired on June 12, 1993.
Source of Information
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/small-plane-crashes-in-congos-south-kivu-province-death-toll-unknown-official-says/2012/01/31/gIQA2cEKfQ_story.html, http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2012/01/31/maniema-crash-dun-antonov-namoya/, http://www.ria.ru/incidents/20120202/554346852.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/small-plane-crashes-in-congos-south-kivu-province-death-toll-unknown-official-says/2012/01/31/gIQA2cEKfQ_story.html, http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2012/01/31/maniema-crash-dun-antonov-namoya/, http://www.ria.ru/incidents/20120202/554346852.htmlPrimary Cause
Expired airworthiness certificate for the aircraft.Expired airworthiness certificate for the aircraft.Share on:
