Date: | Friday 30 November 2012 |
Time: | 18:00 |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-76T |
Owner/operator: | Aéro-Service |
Registration: | EK-76300 |
MSN: | 083410300 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 25 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 1 km SW of Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV) -
Congo
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Pointe-Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP) |
Destination airport: | Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Ilyushin 76T transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV), Congo.
The airplane struck the ground while on final approach to runway 05L. It crushed several dwellings before crashing into a ravine and catching fire. The airplane came to rest about 1 km short of the runway 05L threshold. All six crew members, one passenger and as many as 25 people on the ground have reportedly died in the accident.
Weather at the time of the accident was poor due to a thunderstorm in the area.
METAR:
16:00 UTC / 17:00 local time:
FCBB 301600Z 21013KT 6000 TS FEW010 BKN020 FEW030CB 30/23 Q1006 BECMG 06015G25KT 4000 TSRA
Wind 210 degrees at 13 knots; Visibility 6000 m; Thunderstorm; few clouds at 1000 feet, broken clouds at 2000 feet, few clouds (cumulonimbus) at 3000 feet; Temperature 30°C, dew point 23°C, pressure 1006 mb
17:00 UTC / 18:00 local time:
FCBB 301700Z 12007KT 050V170 4000 TSRA FEW010 BKN016 FEW026CB 24/22 Q1009 NOSIG
Wind 120 degrees at 7 knots; wind direction varying between 50 and 170 degrees; Visibility 4000 m; Rain associate with thunderstorm; few clouds at 1000 feet, broken clouds at 1600 feet, few clouds (cumulonimbus) at 2600 feet; Temperature 24°C, dew point 22°C, pressure 1009 mb
Sources:
Washington Post AFP Congo-site.com Location
Images:
photo (c) Andrew Herbert; Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB); 01 December 2012
photo (c) Andrew Herbert; Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB); 01 December 2012
photo (c) Christophe Goovaerts; Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB); 19 January 2012
photo (c) Christophe Goovaerts; Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB); 19 January 2012
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG); June 2004
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