Narrative:An Antonov An-12 cargo plane is reported to have crashed near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The aircraft had departed Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport and crashed in the N'sele DAIPN agro-industrial park area, killing all three Ukrainian crew members and five Congolese soldiers.
A Congolese government spokesman reported that the aircraft was heading to Bunia. Conflicting other reports say the aircraft was heading to Kalemie or Bukavu.
Local aviation sources report that the aircraft involved in the accident was EX-001.
Sources:
» Reuters
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RDC: Aucun survivant après le crash dun avion militaire à Kinshasa (actualite.cd, 30-9-2017)» Dmitriy Yertsov
METAR Weather report:
05:00 UTC / 06:00 local time:
FZAA 300500Z 24004KT 6000 BKN014 23/20 Q1013 BECMG 4000 BR06:00 UTC / 07:00 local time:
FZAA 300600Z 00000KT 6000 BKN014 23/20 Q1013 NOSIG07:00 UTC / 08:00 local time:
FZAA 300700Z 21008KT 7000 BKN016 24/20 Q1014 NOSIG08:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:
FZAA 300800Z 18006KT 7000 BKN018 24/20 Q1014 NOSIG
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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 Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport to Bunia Airport as the crow flies is 1762 km (1101 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.