Accident Let L-410UVP 9Q-CXB, Saturday 23 August 2014

Date:	Saturday 23 August 2014
Time:	13:48
Type:	Let L-410UVP
Owner/operator:	Doren Air Congo
Registration:	9Q-CXB
MSN:	820925
Year of manufacture:	1982
Total airframe hrs:	5875 hours
Cycles:	7679 flights
Engine model:	Walter M-601D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mulume Munene - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY/FZMA)
Destination airport:	Kama
Investigating agency:	BPEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Doren Air Congo Let L-410 turboprop aircraft crashed in a wooded area in mountainous terrain during a flight between Bukavu and Kama in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The airplane departed Bukavu at 13:42 hours carrying a crew of two, two passengers and nearly 1,300 kg of goods. The cruising altitude was FL105. Last radio contact was at 13:48.
The burnt wreckage was located on August 25 at Mulume Munene, 30 km south-southwest of Kavumu Airport.

The Causes:
Despite the loss of flight data due to the thermal influence of the high temperature on the flight data recorder tape following the fire; the probable cause of this accident was the loss of an engine in very dangerous high terrain.

Accident investigation: