Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Datum: | maandag 1 september 2008 |
Tijd: | 16:00 |
Type: | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
Vloog voor: | Air Serv International |
Gehuurd van: | CemAir |
Registratie: | ZS-OLD |
Constructienummer: | UC-137 |
Bouwjaar: | 1990 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 15 / inzittenden: 15 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 17 / inzittenden: 17 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 15 km (9.4 mijl) NW of Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) ( Kongo (Democratische Republiek))
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC), Kongo (Democratische Republiek) |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY/FZMA), Kongo (Democratische Republiek) |
Beschrijving:A Beech 1900 operating on behalf of Air Serv International departed Kinshasa on a humanitarian flight to Goma (GOM). En route stops were made in Mbandaka (MDK) and Kisangani (FKI). The last stop before Goma would be Bukavu (BKY), a one hour flight from Kisangani. The airplane approached Bukavu in severe weather. It flew into a steep ridge, some 15 km northwest of Bukavu. The crash site is at about 10,000 ft above sea level and is a steep slope of mount Kahuzi. The area is thick jungle.
Bronnen:
» Humanitarian aircraft goes missing in Congo-U.N. (Reuters, 1-9-2008)
» Air Serv International press release 2 SEP 2008
Foto's
accident date:
01-09-2008type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
registration: ZS-OLD
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport en Bukavu-Kavumu Airport bedraagt 493 km (308 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.