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| Date: | Friday 5 December 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Tanganyika, off Yungu -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Uvira |
| Kalemie Airport (FMI/FZRF) |
A helicopter crashed into Lake Tanganyika near the town of Yungu while en route to Kalemie. Of the 5 occupants onboard, at least one has died with the others recovered in an unknown condition. Rescue operations reportedly continued until the late evening.
Sources:
https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/12/06/actualite/societe/un-mort-dans-le-crash-dun-helicoptere-aux-abords-de-yungu-fizi
https://www.radiookapi.net/2025/12/07/actualite/societe/crash-dun-helicoptere-fizi-1-mort-et-4-rescapes-expatries
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2025 03:42 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 07-Dec-2025 03:45 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 07-Dec-2025 08:04 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2025 10:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2025 12:28 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2025 13:01 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Operator, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2025 13:14 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2025 13:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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