Descripción:
A Sabena flight en route from Brussels, Belgium, to Nairobi, Kenya, came under fire as it was landing at Bujumbura International Airport. The Airbus A300-200 aircraft was hit by 13 machinegun bullets when it was at an altitude of approximately 100 meters. The plane landed safely several minutes after being struck. Of the 158 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the aircraft, only two people were slightly injured. According to the government, the attack was perpetrated by rebels seeking publicity. Various press sources support this theory, saying ethnic Hutu rebels fighting the Tutsi-led government of President Pierre Buyoya operate in the vicinity of the airport. Airport employees were quoted by the press as saying that Hutu rebels had come close to the airport in the days preceding the incident.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 4 diciembre 2000 |
| Tipo: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Operador: | Sabena |
| Registración: | OO-SFR |
| Numéro de série: | 296 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1999-09-08 (1 year 3 months) |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 158 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 170 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Menor |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | cerca Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) ( Burundi)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Bélgica |
| Bujumbura International Airport (BJM/HBBA), Burundi | |
| Número de Vuelo: | SN877 |
A Sabena flight en route from Brussels, Belgium, to Nairobi, Kenya, came under fire as it was landing at Bujumbura International Airport. The Airbus A300-200 aircraft was hit by 13 machinegun bullets when it was at an altitude of approximately 100 meters. The plane landed safely several minutes after being struck. Of the 158 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the aircraft, only two people were slightly injured. According to the government, the attack was perpetrated by rebels seeking publicity. Various press sources support this theory, saying ethnic Hutu rebels fighting the Tutsi-led government of President Pierre Buyoya operate in the vicinity of the airport. Airport employees were quoted by the press as saying that Hutu rebels had come close to the airport in the days preceding the incident.
Fuentes:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2000 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityFotos
Map
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Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Bujumbura International Airport as the crow flies is 6429 km (4018 miles).
Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Bujumbura International Airport as the crow flies is 6429 km (4018 miles).
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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