Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 25 MAY 2005 |
| Type: | Antonov 12BP |
| Operator: | Victoria Air |
| Registration: | 9Q-CVG |
| C/n / msn: | 4342404 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) from Biega (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Crashed some 30 minutes after takeoff in a mountainous and wooded area. The airplane was on a flight from Goma to Kongolo with a planned stop at Kindu. The Antonov was carrying out a flight on behalf of the private company Maniema Union.
Events:
Sources:
» Independent Online
» Radio Okapi
» avia.ru
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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 Goma Airport to Kindu Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (245 miles).
Distance from Goma Airport to Kindu Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (245 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.
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