Last updated: 5 December 2019
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 24 November 2019 |
| Time: | 09:07 |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-201 |
| Operator: | Busy Bee Congo |
| Registration: | 9S-GNH |
| C/n / msn: | 8030 |
| First flight: | 1984-05-06 (35 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-5-252D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | S of Goma Airport (GOM) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Beni Airport (BNC/FZNP), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
A Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-200 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma, D.R. Congo. The aircraft crashed onto buildings in the Birere neighbourhood south of the airport and a fire erupted.
The Ministry of Transport reported that all 17 passengers and two pilots were killed, along with seven persons on the ground. Later that day local officials reported having found 29 bodies at the accident scene.
Sources:
» actualite.cd» 7sur7.cd
» icikivu.com
METAR Weather report:
07:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:FZNA 240700Z 18008KT 9000 SCT016 FEW020CB 22/17 Q1022 NOSIG
08:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
FZNA 240800Z 18008KT 9000 FEW018CB BKN300 25/15 Q1022 NOSIG
Photos
Video, social media
#Urgent: Crash d’un avion petit porteur de la compagnie Busy Bee à Goma, quartier Birere, avenue Mapendo ce dimanche 24.11.2019. Le bilan n’est pas encore connu. pic.twitter.com/UAyz0mfFne
— Gautier Mis (@GautierMis) November 24, 2019
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1984 | D-IDBB | Dornier | first flight |
| 30 May 1984 | SX-BHC | Olympic Aviation | delivered |
| 9 Jan. 1994 | SX-BHC | Olympic Aviation | accident near Athens, Greece |
| Oct 2003 | SX-BHC | Olympic Aviation | withdrawn from use |
| 20 Nov. 2006 | 5Y-BTU | Air Traffic Ltd. | registered |
| 9S-GNH | Busy Bee Congo |
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 Goma Airport to Beni Airport as the crow flies is 250 km (156 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Goma Airport to Beni Airport as the crow flies is 250 km (156 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
