Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 21 SEP 2005 |
| Hora: | ca 13:15 UTC |
| Tipo: | Antonov 2 |
| Operador: | Panafrican Airways |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 40 km (25 milles) W of Bukavu (República Democrática del Congo)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kasese Airport (KSE/HUKS), Uganda |
| Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY/FZMA), República Democrática del Congo |
The Antonov plane operated on a flight from Kasese to Bukavu. It was chartered by the Decilac company which is based in Bukavu. The aircraft is understood to have encountered a heavy thunderstorm and crashed in mountainous terrain. The female passenger survived the accident, the Armenian pilot and Congolese copilot were killed in the accident.
The exact Antonov model involved in the accident has not yet been confirmed.
Fuentes:
» Le Nouvel Observateur
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kasese Airport to Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Distance from Kasese Airport to Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
