Last updated: 3 August 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 June 1997 |
| Type: |  Vickers 781D Viscount |
| Operator: | Bazair |
| Registration: | 9Q-CWL |
| MSN: | 280 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Irumu ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bunia Airport (BUX/FZKA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kisangani Airport (FKI/FZIA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The aircraft crashed in flames, killing all on board.
Sources:
» Blueprint 24/97» ICAO Adrep
» JP Airline Fleets
» Reuters
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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 Bunia Airport to Kisangani Airport as the crow flies is 572 km (358 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bunia Airport to Kisangani Airport as the crow flies is 572 km (358 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.
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