Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 26 MAY 2009 |
| Type: | Antonov 26 |
| Operator: | Service Air |
| Registration: | 9Q-CSA |
| C/n / msn: | 5005 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP/FZJH), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
A Congolese An-26 was destroyed when it crashed on approach to Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP). The three flight crew members received fatal injuries. The loadmaster reportedly survived the accident.
The An-26 was carrying 7 tons of cartons of cigarettes on behalf of the SuperMatch company.
Sources:
» Isiro : 3 morts, c’est le bilan du crash d’un Antonov 26 (Radio Okapi, 27-5-2009)
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 (GOM/FZNA) to Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP/FZJH) as the crow flies is 530 km (331 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.
Distance from Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) to Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP/FZJH) as the crow flies is 530 km (331 miles).
