Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 August 2007
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: Great Lake Business Company
Registration Number: 9Q-CAC
Location: 3 km from Kongolo Airport (KOO) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Airplane engineAirplane engine
Category: Accident
An Antonov plane carrying approximately 9 tons of cassiterite and other minerals was lost near Kongolo Airport (KOO) after experiencing engine trouble shortly after takeoff. Twelve passengers were on board, with Ukrainian and Russian crew members. The plane crashed short of the runway, damaging trees.An Antonov plane carrying approximately 9 tons of cassiterite and other minerals was lost near Kongolo Airport (KOO) after experiencing engine trouble shortly after takeoff. Twelve passengers were on board, with Ukrainian and Russian crew members. The plane crashed short of the runway, damaging trees.
Description
The Antonov plane was loaded with about 9 tons of cassiterite (tin oxide) and other minerals at the Kongolo Airport (KOO). Twelve passengers also boarded the flight to Goma (GOM). The three crew members were Ukrainian and Russian. The airplane reportedly developed engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff. The crew attempted to return to the Kongolo but the airplane contacted trees, crashed and burned short of the runway.
Primary Cause
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