ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323246
| Date: | Thursday 23 August 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-28 |
| Owner/operator: | Victoria Air |
| Registration: | 3C-LLA |
| MSN: | 1AJ005-22 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Glushenkov TVD-10B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mugogo -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kama |
| Kampene Airport (FZOE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft departed Bukavu for a flight to Kampene. An intermediate stop was made at Kama, where some cargo was loaded and passengers boarded the plane. Eight minutes after takeoff from Kama, one of the engines failed. The crew, consisting of two Russian pilots, elected to divert to Bukavu but the aircraft crashed 10 km short. According to survivors the aircraft was overloaded with a.o. arms and ammunition.
Sources:
Medias Congolais
Scramble 271
Location
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