Narrative:
A Let L-410UVP-E3, operated by Doren Air Congo, crashed in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, some 28 km from the destination, Bukavu-Kavumu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two crew members and two passengers were killed.
The aircraft was operated by Doren Air Congo on behalf of a freight agency called Société Agefreco.
» Actufly Unacrdc
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 13 August 2020 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP-E3 |
| Operator: | Doren Air Congo |
| Registration: | 9S-GEN |
| MSN: | 892325 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 28 km (17.5 mls) from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kalima-Kakungwa Airport (KLY/FZOD), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY/FZMA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
A Let L-410UVP-E3, operated by Doren Air Congo, crashed in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, some 28 km from the destination, Bukavu-Kavumu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two crew members and two passengers were killed.
The aircraft was operated by Doren Air Congo on behalf of a freight agency called Société Agefreco.
Sources:
» mediacongo.net» Actufly Unacrdc
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1989 | 2325 | Soviet Air Force | delivered |
| 7 May 1992 | 2325 | Russian Air Force | |
| Nov. 1997 | S9-TBJ | Aerotec | |
| S9-TBG | Aerotec | new registration | |
| 25 March 1999 | OY-PAF | Skive Paraclub | registered |
| December 2004 | 3D-DEN | Eastern Airways | |
| 29 December 2005 | 9Q-CEN | Kin Avia | registered |
| 9 Oct. 2018 | 9S-GEN | Kin Avia | nosegear collapse at Bukavu |
| 2019 | 9S-GEN | Doren Air Congo |
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 Kalima-Kakungwa Airport to Bukavu-Kavumu Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (145 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kalima-Kakungwa Airport to Bukavu-Kavumu Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (145 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.
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