Last updated: 22 October 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 May 2005 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Operator: | Victoria Air |
| Registration: | 9Q-CVG |
| MSN: | 4342404 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) from Biega ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Crashed some 30 minutes after takeoff in a mountainous and wooded area. The airplane was on a flight from Goma to Kongolo with a planned stop at Kindu. The Antonov was carrying out a flight on behalf of the private company Maniema Union.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Independent Online» Radio Okapi
» avia.ru
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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 Goma Airport to Kindu Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (245 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Goma Airport to Kindu Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (245 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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