A rather strange fact has been stated about this accident from people at the site ( to myself )
Crash Fire Rescue (UN) picked up the Capt and First O in the grass up hill from the aircraft next to the runway . Approx 500ft from cockpit with a wall of fire and wreckage in between not to mention a large hill. They were treated for cuts ect at UN Air Ops on airport.
It has been stated that they jumped from the aircraft before it arrived in the market!!!!!
Over all this sounds like a very nasty accident from what I have heared today and the count is sure to increase as the wreakage is moved. BUT as others have said it is only luck that this does not happen everyday around DRC with local air operators.
It is now confirmed by 3 passangers that the pilots DID jump from the aircraft just before it left the runway.
Infact the 3 followed the pilots out of the door and thus are still alive. Strange as it sounds the first one out after the pilots is the Greek archbishop in Kinshasa and the other 2 were Italian nuns
Last edited by prang one; 19th Apr 2008 at 17:29.
Reason: new info