ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278195
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Date: | Sunday 15 May 2022 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airplane |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Birao Airport -
Central African Republic
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Nigeria |
Destination airport: | Birao Airport |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An airplane is said to have crashed upon landing near Birao Airpirt. According to some reports it was a cargo plane, originating from Nigeria. The pilot is said to have died in the crash. The airplane was destroyed by fire.
There is a suspicion that the airplane was used for transporting weapons and ammunition.
Sources:
https://www.journaldebangui.com/information_cotinu/rca-un-avion-fait-crash-sur-laerodrome-de-birao/ https://ndjonisango.com/2022/05/21/rca-la-region-de-birao-secouee-par-le-crash-dun-avion/ https://afriquemedia.tv/2022/05/23/plane-crashes-in-the-central-africa-republic-close-to-the-border-with-sudan/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-May-2022 14:09 |
gerard57 |
Added |
21-May-2022 13:20 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-May-2022 09:04 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Date, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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