Passengers 12 Aircraft type Antonov An-32B Date 26 August 2007 Passenger count 12 | Fatalities 14 Registration 9Q-CAC Number of deaths 14 Crew count 3 | |
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Site Kongolo Airport, Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Flight origin Kongolo Airport, Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Operator Great Lakes Business Company Locations Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kongolo, Katanga, Kongolo Airport Similar 2007 Free Airlines L‑410 cra, 2007 Paramount Airlines M, Philippine Airlines Flight 475, Air West Flight 612, 2007 San Francisco Internatio | ||
On 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B crashed at Kongolo Airport in Kongolo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.
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Accident
Loaded with nine tons of cassiterite and other minerals and carrying 12 passengers and a crew of three, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company took off from Kongolo Airport for a domestic flight to Goma International Airport in Goma on 26 August 2007. About ten minutes after takeoff, the aircraft experienced engine trouble, and the crew – composed of two Ukrainians and a Russian – attempted to return to Kongolo Airport. On approach to Kongolo Airport about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) short of the runway, the aircraft struck trees and crashed at about 16:00 local time. The wreckage caught fire. All three crew members and 11 of the 12 passengers died.
Aircraft
The aircraft was a twin-engine Antonov An-32B (NATO reporting name "Curl"), manufacturer's serial number 14-07. It had first flown in 1987 and was registered as 9Q-CAC.