Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 18 NOV 1999 |
| Type: | Convair CV-580 |
| Operator: | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA |
| Registration: | 9Q-CEJ |
| C/n / msn: | 79 |
| First flight: | 1961 |
| Engines: | 2 Allison 501-D13 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tshikapa (Congo (Democratic Republic)) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Kananga Airport (KGA/FZUA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
The Convair was sustained irreparable damage following a forced landing due to no. 2 engine problems.
Sources:
» Scramble 251
» Scramble 249
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tshikapa Airport to Kananga Airport as the crow flies is 194 km (121 miles).
Distance from Tshikapa Airport to Kananga Airport as the crow flies is 194 km (121 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
