Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Tuesday 7 November 2000 |
Type: | Antonov An-32B |
Operating for: | Malu Aviation |
Leased from: | Renan |
Registration: | ER-AFA |
MSN: | 3406 |
First flight: | 1993 |
Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Luebo Airport ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Luebo Airport (FZUN), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:During takeoff from Luebo a tyre on the right hand main gear burst. The aircraft deviated to the right and at a speed of 180 km/h, 200 m short of the runway end, the pilot aborted the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest in a cemetery 500 m further on. The aircraft nosed over and a fire broke out. The owner has been confirmed as Renan from Moldavia. The airplane was probably operating on behalf of Malu Aviation.
Classification:
Tire failure
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 1/01
Photos
accident date:
07-11-2000type: Antonov An-32B
registration: ER-AFA
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.