Last updated: 1 August 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Friday 7 September 2007 |
| Time: | ca 12:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Operating for: | Galaxy Incorporation |
| Leased from: | Transaviaservice |
| Registration: | 4L-SAS |
| MSN: | 3341108 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Crash site elevation: | 1551 m (5089 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The An-12 was transporting about 18 tons of cargo, amongst others palm oil, from Kisangani (FKI) to Bukavu with a stopover at Goma (GOM). The airplane crash-landed at Goma, slid into a petrified lava flow beyond the runway and caught fire.
The crew reportedly consisted of two persons from Georgia, two from the Ukraine and one from Congo. The plane was owned by Georgian carrier Transaviaservice. The An-12's Certificate of Airworthiness had expired in March and had not been renewed.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Goma : 5 morts dans le crash d’un Antonov (Radio Okapi, 7-9-2007)» Eight killed in Congo plane crash (Reuters, 8-9-2007)
Photos
accident date: 07-09-2007
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: UR-UAF
accident date: 07-09-2007
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: 4L-SAS
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 Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport to Goma Airport as the crow flies is 493 km (308 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport to Goma Airport as the crow flies is 493 km (308 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
