Last updated: 22 October 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 2006 |
| Time: | ca 11:50 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12A |
| Operator: | Aerolift |
| Registration: | 9Q-CER |
| MSN: | 2340805 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM) ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM/FZWA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The aircraft landed hard, causing both wings to break. The aircraft came to rest on the left hand side of the runway with both wings hanging down. A small fire erupted in the back of the plane. The Antonov was reportedly carrying fuel.
Mbuji Mayi has a single asphalt runway (17/35), 1999 m (6558 feet) long.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Radio OkapiPhotos
accident date: 24-01-2006
type: Antonov An-12
registration: RA-11324
Map
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 Mbuji-Mayi Airport as the crow flies is 796 km (498 miles).
Distance from Goma Airport to Mbuji-Mayi Airport as the crow flies is 796 km (498 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.
