ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29910
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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1987 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | Cooper Skybird Air Charters |
| Registration: | 5Y-EJS |
| MSN: | 404-0232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kishwati -
 Rwanda
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Goma, Zaire |
| Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 404 Titan operated by Cooper Skybird Air Charters was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Kishwati, Rwanda, killing all 14 on board.
The purpose of the flight was described in the media as a "photo safari" regarding mountain gorillas in Zaire (now D.R. Congo). But at the obituary and the eulogy for the funeral of one of the scientists on board, Prof. Mary A. Slater, it was made clear that the excursion was most basically a research trip.
Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-05/news/mn-6408_1_small-plane
AP wire service reports in various US newspapers.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2011 15:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2015 10:19 | Larry Anderson | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2015 06:40 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 08:08 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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