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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Tracep |
| Registration: | 5X-MAL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mahagi -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bunia Airport (BUX/FZKA) |
| Mahagi-Zale Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 206 Stationair crashed during an attempted landing at an airstrip near Mahagi, D.R. Congo.
Preliminary information suggests that the aircraft faced the animal’s clearance on the runway on landing on the 1000-metre airstrip. The pilot is said to have attempted to go around to avoid the collision unfortunately he couldn’t be out of obstacles.
Sources:
https://buniaactualite.cd/crash-dun-avion-a-mahagi-le-chef-dune-chefferie-parmi-les-blesses/
https://twitter.com/GomaFleva/status/1776170021598773636
Location
Media:
#Ituri : Un #avion vient de faire un #Crash ce vendredi matin 05 Avril à l'#aérodrome Zale de la #commune #rurale de #Mahagi, #territoire de #Mahagi.
— Gloire Mumbesa (@GMumbesa) April 5, 2024
C'est un appareil de la compagnie TRADE immatriculée 5X - MAL qui provenait de #Bunia. pic.twitter.com/WfrvvegHBy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:00 | ASN | Added |
| 05-Apr-2024 09:20 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 06-Apr-2024 09:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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