Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 October 2003
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-28
Owner/operator: Trans Kasai Air, lsf Tepavia Trans
Registration Number: ER-AJG
Location: 0,8 km from Kamina Airport (KMN) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Cargo planeCargo plane
Category: Accident
A cargo plane crashed 800 meters from the runway at Kamina, resulting in casualties. Congolese military soldiers guarded the crash site, hindering U.N. military observers.A cargo plane crashed 800 meters from the runway at Kamina, resulting in casualties. Congolese military soldiers guarded the crash site, hindering U.N. military observers.
Description
A cargo plane, believed to have been transporting illegal arms, crash-landed 800 m from the runway at Kamina. The crash site was heavily guarded by soldiers of the Congolese military who turned back U.N. military observers.
Source of Information
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