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Accident | |
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Date | 26 August 2009 |
Summary | In-flight fire and mid-air break up [citation needed][needs update] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-12BK[1] |
Operator | Aéro-Frêt |
Registration | TN-AIA |
Flight origin | Pointe Noire Airport |
Destination | Maya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
On 26 August 2009, an Antonov An-12 crashed into a cemetery near Brazzaville, Congo.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an 43 year-old Antonov An-12BK of Aéro-Frêt, manufactured in 1966 and registered as TN-AIA.[2][3]
Accident
The aircraft departed from Brazzaville Maya-Maya International Airport bound for Pointe Noire Airport carrying food, a minibus and three other vehicles. Attempting to land on Runway 05, the aircraft crashed into a cemetery 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Maya-Maya airport at Nganga Lingolo, a town on the outskirts of Brazzaville, at 06:00 local time (05:00 UTC). All 5 Ukrainian crew members and the Congolese passenger died on impact.[2] The METAR in force at the time of the accident showed that there was a mild wind of 270° at 6 knots (11 km/h), visibility was 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), there were scattered clouds at 1,600 feet (490 m) and it was overcast at 13,000 feet (4,000 m), and the temperature was 21°C.[4] At the time of the accident, it was there was a light rain and visibility was 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi).[1] Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air.[5] The carriage of the passenger was illegal, as the Republic of the Congo bans AN-12s from use as passenger aircraft.[6]
Investigation
The accident was investigated by the Congolese National Agency for Civil Aviation.[6]
References
- ^ a b "RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE". JACDEC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Crash: Aero-Fret AN12 at Nganga Lingolo on Aug 26th 2009, impacted ground in a cemetery". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "History for Brazzaville, Congo". Wunderground. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Seven dead in Russian cargo plane crash in Congo". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 August 2009. [dead link] Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died.
- ^ a b "Cargo plane crashes into Congo cemetery, six dead". France 24. Retrieved 27 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
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