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)
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA) |
| Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) |
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
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