Passengers 9 Registration 9Q-CFD Operator Air Kasaï Passenger count 9 Location Congo | Aircraft type Antonov An-26B Date 9 September 2005 Total fatalities 13 (all) Crew count 4 | |
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Site North of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Flight origin Boende Airport, Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo Destination Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Similar 2005 Equatorial Express, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217, 2005 Loganair Islander a, Lockhart River air disaster, Copterline Flight 103 | ||
On 9 September 2005, an Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crashed in the Republic of the Congo north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.
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Accident
Antonov An-26B 9Q-CFD was on a domestic flight in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Kinshasa to Boende Airport in Boende on 9 September 2005. Its route took it over the neighboring Republic of Congo, where at about 15:45 local time it crashed about 50 km (31 miles) north of Brazzaville. All 13 people aboard (four crew members and nine passengers) died in the crash.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a twin-engine Antonov An-26B, manufacturer's serial number either 10605 or 12901 (sources differ). It had first flown in 1983 and was registered as 9Q-CFD.
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2005 Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA