Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 23 August 2014
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP
Owner/operator: Doren Air Congo
Registration Number: 9Q-CXB
Location: Mulume Munene – ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Investigating Agency: BPEABPEA
Category: Accident
A Doren Air Congo Let L-410 turboprop aircraft crashed in a wooded area in mountainous terrain during a flight between Bukavu and Kama in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airplane departed Bukavu at 13:42 hours carrying a crew of two, two passengers and nearly 1,300 kg of goods. The cruising altitude was FL105. Last radio contact was at 13:48. The burnt wreckage was located on August 25 at Mulume Munene, 30 km south-southwest of Kavumu Airport. The Causes: Despite the loss of flight data due to the thermal influence of the high temperature on the flight data recorder tape following the fire; the probable cause of this accident was the loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.A Doren Air Congo Let L-410 turboprop aircraft crashed in a wooded area in mountainous terrain during a flight between Bukavu and Kama in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airplane departed Bukavu at 13:42 hours carrying a crew of two, two passengers and nearly 1,300 kg of goods. The cruising altitude was FL105. Last radio contact was at 13:48. The burnt wreckage was located on August 25 at Mulume Munene, 30 km south-southwest of Kavumu Airport. The Causes: Despite the loss of flight data due to the thermal influence of the high temperature on the flight data recorder tape following the fire; the probable cause of this accident was the loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.

Description

A Doren Air Congo Let L-410 turboprop aircraft crashed in a wooded area in mountainous terrain during a flight between Bukavu and Kama in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airplane departed Bukavu at 13:42 hours carrying a crew of two, two passengers and nearly 1,300 kg of goods. The cruising altitude was FL105. Last radio contact was at 13:48. The burnt wreckage was located on August 25 at Mulume Munene, 30 km south-southwest of Kavumu Airport. The Causes: Despite the loss of flight data due to the thermal influence of the high temperature on the flight data recorder tape following the fire; the probable cause of this accident was the loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.

Source of Information

http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/24/sud-kivu-disparition-dun-avion-de-doren-air-congo/, http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/25/rdc-lavion-de-doren-air-congo-retrouve-calcine/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/24/sud-kivu-disparition-dun-avion-de-doren-air-congo/, http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/08/25/rdc-lavion-de-doren-air-congo-retrouve-calcine/

Primary Cause

Loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.Loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.

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