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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | 9S-GZP |
| MSN: | 1G221-44 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 34 km from Kisangani -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Lubutu Airport |
| Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | BPEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Antonov An-2R crashed in a forest about 34 kilometres from Kisangani, D.R. Congo.
Local media report one of the seven on board survived with critical injuries.
The aircraft had been sold by Air Kasaï, with the new operator being in the process of certification.
The aircraft had been issued a ferry permit to Kisangani in order to obtain a Certificate of Airworthiness following a technical inspection.
On board the aircraft were two pilots, an engineer, a CAA inspector, and an army colonel with his wife and bodyguard.
Sources:
https://www.kis24.info/crash-davion-a-kisangani-un-officier-des-fardc-et-deux-expatries-parmi-les-six-victimes/
https://actualite.cd/index.php/2025/08/17/crash-davion-pres-de-kisangani-la-tour-de-controle-na-jamais-ete-en-contact-avec-lavion
https://7sur7.cd/2025/08/16/tshopo-crash-dun-aeronef-pres-de-kisangani
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/141768
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2025 13:48 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Aug-2025 13:52 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 13:54 | ASN | Updated |
| 16-Aug-2025 16:47 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 17:14 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 18:28 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 06:11 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 08:34 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 18-Aug-2025 05:25 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 18-Aug-2025 05:44 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 20-Aug-2025 18:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
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