Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 November 2006
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP
Owner/operator: Gomair
Registration Number: 9Q-CBQ
Location: near Walikale –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
On July 26, 2023, an aircraft, Let 410 9Q-CBQ, experienced a significant incident while returning from Goma to Walikale and Kisangani. Due to engine problems, the aircraft returned to Walikale and subsequently encountered difficulties on the asphalt road connecting the two villages. The road subsequently reopened for traffic, leading to a collision with several vehicles, resulting in a fatal injury to a passenger. The aircraft landed in a plantation.On July 26, 2023, an aircraft, Let 410 9Q-CBQ, experienced a significant incident while returning from Goma to Walikale and Kisangani. Due to engine problems, the aircraft returned to Walikale and subsequently encountered difficulties on the asphalt road connecting the two villages. The road subsequently reopened for traffic, leading to a collision with several vehicles, resulting in a fatal injury to a passenger. The aircraft landed in a plantation.
Description
The asphalt road that connects Walikale to Mubi and Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo is often used to deliver supplies to the village of Walikale and transport mining products from the local Cassiterite mine. The Let 410 9Q-CBQ took off from this road on a flight back to Goma (GOM). Engine problems forced the crew to return to Walikale. However, the road had opened again for traffic. An emergency landing was carried out, during which the airplane collided with several vehicles. It continued off the road, collided with several houses before coming to rest in a plantation. A passenger of one of the vehicles was fatally injured in the accident.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during a return flight.Engine failure during a return flight.Share on:
