ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323869
| Date: | Saturday 24 October 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12A |
| Owner/operator: | Centrafrican Airlines |
| Registration: | TL-ACJ |
| MSN: | 1340107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lubutu -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
| Kigali-Gregoire Kayibanda Airport (KGL/HRYR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Antonov 12A went missing while on a flight between Goma Airport (GOM), D.R. Congo and Kigali Airport (KGL), Rwanda. The crew had reported that they were diverting to Kisangani. The reason for the extreme diversion is unknown. Kisangani is 500 km to the Northwest while destination Kigali is 100 km to the East.
The wreckage was found on August 1, 1999.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Dmitriy Yertsov
Location
Images:
photo (c) Felix Goetting; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS/EDDL); 30 March 1994
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