Date:	Sunday 24 November 2019
Time:	09:08
Type:	Dornier 228-201
Owner/operator:	Busy Bee Congo
Registration:	9S-GNH
MSN:	8030
Year of manufacture:	1984
Total airframe hrs:	23990 hours
Cycles:	36980 flights
Engine model:	Garrett TPE331-5-252D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 22
Other fatalities:	6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1 km S of Goma Airport (GOM) -   Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA)
Destination airport:	Beni Airport (BNC/FZNP)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-200 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma, D.R. Congo. The aircraft crashed onto buildings in the Birere neighbourhood south of the airport and a fire erupted.
Of the 20 passengers and two crew members on board, just one passenger survived. On the ground a family of six was killed.

The air traffic controller reported that he noticed the wings were rocking shortly after the aircraft became airborne from runway 17. When climbing at a shallow angle, the flight contacted the controller, requesting a turn back to runway 35, without stating the nature of their emergency.

07:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:
FZNA 240700Z 18008KT 9000 SCT016 FEW020CB 22/17 Q1022 NOSIG

08:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
FZNA 240800Z 18008KT 9000 FEW018CB BKN300 25/15 Q1022 NOSIG

BPEA Preliminary report
actualite.cd
7sur7.cd
icikivu.com
mediacongo.net

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


19 December 1993	SX-BHC	Olympic Aviation	0	Sitia Airport (JSH)		sub
9 January 1994	SX-BHC	Olympic Aviation	0	15 km NW of Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH)		sub

photo (c) Frank Ellemers Collection; Syros Island Airport (JSY/LGSO)

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