| Date: | Sunday 6 April 1997 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Owner/operator: | African Commuter Services |
| Registration: | N2NC |
| MSN: | 158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 529-8H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
| Kisangani Airport (FKI/FZIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Gulfstream struck and fatally injured one person on the ground during takeoff at Goma Airport. The flight diverted to Entebbe where extensive damage especially starboard undercarriage assembly was noted.
The aircraft was later destroyed in an accident at Busia, Kenya on 24 January 2003.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 2003 | 5Y-EMJ | African Commuter Services | 3 | Busia |  |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
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