| Date: | Friday 6 June 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers 781D Viscount |
| Owner/operator: | Bazair |
| Registration: | 9Q-CWL |
| MSN: | 280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Irumu -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bunia Airport (BUX/FZKA) |
| Kisangani Airport (FKI/FZIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft crashed in flames, killing all on board.
Sources:
Blueprint 24/97
ICAO Adrep
JP Airline Fleets
Reuters
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