ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319320
Date: | Thursday 10 October 2019 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Antonov An-72 |
Owner/operator: | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Registration: | EK-72903 |
MSN: | 36572020385 |
Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Kole -
Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
Destination airport: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) |
Narrative:An Antonov An-72 transport plane operating for the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was reported missing on a flight from Goma to Kinshasa.
The aircraft operated on a presidential logistics support flight and departed Goma at 13:32 UTC (15:32 local time). The estimated time of arrival at Kinshasa was 16:43 UTC (17:43 local time). Last contact with the flight was at 59 minutes after takeoff from Goma. The next day the wreckage was located in a forest near Punia.
The aircraft used to be owned by the Armenian airline South Airlines, registered EK-72903. However, EK-72903, is no longer on the Armenian aircraft register and South Airlines does not seem to have an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Armenia.
Sources:
Autorité de l'Aviation Civile / RDC
4pouvoir.cd Location
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