View Full Version : Kinshasa, another AN-26 crash...
Speedbreak
4th Oct 2007, 11:44
Apparently an AN-26 crash this morning , around 10:30 am LT, in Massina(Kingasani ya Suka) crowded neibourhood of Kinshasa, near Ndjili Airport...
Number of injured or dead is unknown!
Any news?Or Pix?
Full hope
4th Oct 2007, 12:03
According to www.african-aviation.com (http://www.african-aviation.com), the aircraft was operated by Africa One airlines:
Plane crashes in Kinshasa
Russian-made cargo plane with 17 people on board crashed in a crowded neighbourhood of Kinshasa, DR of Congo's capital , airport officials and witnesses said. The Antonov aircraft belongs to congolese airline Africa 1. A large explosion followed the crash, and United Nations spokeman said it fears many people are dead.
Africa 1airline is on the List of airlines banned within the EU that was updated on 11/09/2007. Find more about the list at: Airlines banned within the EU (http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/pdf/list_en.pdf)
Foxyflyer
4th Oct 2007, 16:32
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20071004/tts-uk-congo-democratic-crash-648bc60_8.html
Reports all on board dead and almost certainly further casualties on the ground. :sad:
Very sad.
alexmcfire
4th Oct 2007, 20:48
Inital reports says 8 dead on the ground, 22 of 24 onboard killed as well.
ImageGear
5th Oct 2007, 13:11
Is that the same type that was parked on the grass at Brakpan in the '90's ?
Looks like it was built to fly forever.
Imagegear
oompilot
5th Oct 2007, 15:43
They were, but some ‘third forces’ are just to powerfully destructive for any engineer to envisage!
122.900
6th Oct 2007, 01:39
Kabila fired his aviation minister over this. Problem solved!
Kabila also fired the Dir CAA!