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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2024 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX |
| Owner/operator: | AB Airlines |
| Registration: | 9S-EBT |
| MSN: | 208B5118 ? |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Katchungu-Tchambogo Airstrip -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY/FZMA) |
| Katchungu-Tchambogo Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan suffered an accident during landing at Katchungu-Tchambogo Airstrip.
Photos from the accident suggest the aircraft struck an earthen mound. The right-hand wing was severed and a fire erupted.
Initial information suggests the copilot survived. The captain is feared dead.
* Aircraft MSN (208B5118) not confirmed. This aircraft was offered for sale in Benin (TY-ABT) and has a matching color scheme.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/PESAAFM/posts/pfbid033t5aSbgby74csk58NrSj6uJnaBDx9DYcnfUA7RSMRaAKvYpDFJfGJ17xUkHDEkNEl
https://twitter.com/EXPEDITKYALU/status/1765276533411782842
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/205856529/ty-abt-2014-cessna-grand-caravan-ex
Location
Media:
#SUD_KIVU : Un crash d'un aéronef de l'agence AGEFRECO se produit ce 5 mars à Katchungu au piste d'atterrissage de Chambogo…#BBBB24 pic.twitter.com/vspL801uLv
— Aline Alinee Bwindja (@bwindja) March 6, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2024 05:39 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Mar-2024 06:37 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Mar-2024 06:42 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 06-Mar-2024 06:48 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2024 07:30 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2024 08:32 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jul-2025 18:49 | ASN | Updated |
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