| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-580 |
| Owner/operator: | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA |
| Registration: | 9Q-CEJ |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Allison 501-D13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tshikapa -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tshikapa Airport (TSH/FZUK) |
| Kananga Airport (KGA/FZUA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Convair was sustained irreparable damage following a forced landing due to no. 2 engine problems.
It has been suggested that this was due a lack of fuel.
Sources:
Scramble 251
Scramble 249
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Lanseria Airport (HLA); May 1994
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