Summary Under investigation Crew 2 Aircraft type Gulfstream IV Injuries (nonfatal) 5 Survivor 5 Location Kavumu Airport | Passengers 7 Survivors 5 Date 12 February 2012 Fatalities 4 Passenger count 7 | |
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Site Kavumu Airport, DR Congo Similar FlyMontserrat Flight 107, Air Bagan Flight 11, United Nations Flight 544, PetropavlovskâKamchatsky Air Flight 251, 2012 Drakensberg SAAF Da | ||
On 12 February 2012, a Katanga Express Gulfstream IV business jet crashed into a ravine about 20 metres from Kavumu Airport as it was attempting to land. Both pilots and 2 passengers were killed along with 2 farmers on the ground whilst five survivors sustained injuries, including Finance Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo.
Investigation
After the crash, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's decided to suspend the license of Katanga Express while the Congolese and American teams investigate the cause of the crash.
The investigation has revealed that the airplane touched down about 1,200 meters past the threshold of the 2,000 meter runway. The 800 meters left for the landing rollout was insufficient to safely land a Gulfstream IV.
Katanga Express was listed as an air carrier banned from the European Union on the 4th of December, 2012, approximately 10 months after the accident.