Narrative:
A fuel leak after encountering severe turbulence caused fuel exhaustion some two hours before reaching Kigali. A forced landing carried out in a bushy area.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 9 October 2004 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP |
| Operator: | El Amiron Plus Corp. |
| Registration: | 9XR-KL |
| MSN: | 831017 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Engines: | 2 Walter M-601D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Chicano, Angola |
| Kigali International Airport (KGL/HRYR), Rwanda |
A fuel leak after encountering severe turbulence caused fuel exhaustion some two hours before reaching Kigali. A forced landing carried out in a bushy area.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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