Date: | Thursday 21 October 2010 |
Time: | |
Type: | Let L-410UVP |
Owner/operator: | TRACEP-Congo Aviation |
Registration: | 9Q-CUA |
MSN: | X0101 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Bugulumisa -
Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY/FZMA) |
Destination airport: | Shabunda Airport (FZMW) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Let 410 plane, registration reportedly 9Q-CUA, was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Bugulumisa, D.R. Congo. Both crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY) to Shabunda Airport.
Reports indicate that an engine failed during climbout from Bukavu. The airport is at an elevation of 5,643 feet (1,720 m) above mean sea level and surrounded by hills.
Sources:
Bukavu : deux morts dans un crash davion survenu ce jeudi (Radio Okapi) Location
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