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Ilyushin 76 UR-UCB was leased to the Congolese Ministry of Defense by the Ukrainian company Ukrainian Cargo Airways and operated in Congo since December 2002. On May 8th, soldiers and their families boarded the transport plane for a flight from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi. The aircraft also carried some military vehicles. About 45 minutes into the flight the rear cargo door opened in flight, causing decompression of the cargo hold. A number of passengers were sucked out. The plane returned safely to Kinshasa. Seven people were confirmed dead by a government spokesman, while others estimate many more may have been killed (maybe even around 60).
» Ukrainian Cargo Airways
| Statuts: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | jeudi 8 mai 2003 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Iliouchine Il-76MD |
| Opérant pour: | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Loué à : | Ukrainian Cargo Airways |
| Immatriculation: | UR-UCB |
| Numéro de série: | 0063467003 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1986 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Soloviev D-30KP-2 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 109 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 115 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Kinshasa ( République dém. du Cono)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Kinshasa (unknown airport), République dém. du Cono |
| Lubumbashi-Luano Airport (FBM/FZQA), République dém. du Cono |
Ilyushin 76 UR-UCB was leased to the Congolese Ministry of Defense by the Ukrainian company Ukrainian Cargo Airways and operated in Congo since December 2002. On May 8th, soldiers and their families boarded the transport plane for a flight from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi. The aircraft also carried some military vehicles. About 45 minutes into the flight the rear cargo door opened in flight, causing decompression of the cargo hold. A number of passengers were sucked out. The plane returned safely to Kinshasa. Seven people were confirmed dead by a government spokesman, while others estimate many more may have been killed (maybe even around 60).
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» AP» Ukrainian Cargo Airways
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