| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 2006 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12A |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolift |
| Registration: | 9Q-CER |
| MSN: | 2340805 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
| Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM/FZWA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft landed hard, causing both wings to break. The aircraft came to rest on the left hand side of the runway with both wings hanging down. A small fire erupted in the back of the plane. The Antonov was reportedly carrying fuel.
Mbuji Mayi has a single asphalt runway (17/35), 1999 m (6558 feet) long.
Sources:
Radio Okapi
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW) ?; July 1995
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