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2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash

Plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Field	Value
name	2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash
image	CAAaftercrash-09 (8531785366).jpg
image_upright	1.1
caption	MONUSCO troops guarding the crash site in Goma
occurrence_type	Accident
date
summary	Crashed on approach in poor weather
site	Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
coordinates
plane1_image	KLM Cityhopper Fokker 50 PH-LXJ AMS 2006-7-18.png
plane1_caption	The aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in July 2006 while in service KLM Cityhopper
aircraft_type	Fokker 50
operator	Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
tail_number	9Q-CBD
origin	Lodja Airport, Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo
destination	Goma International Airport, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
occupants	9
passengers	4
crew	5
injuries	3
fatalities	6
survivors	3

On 4 March 2013, a Fokker 50 operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation on a domestic cargo flight from Lodja to Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, crashed in poor weather on approach to Goma Airport. There were nine people on board, of which six were killed. No fatalities were reported on the ground, despite the aircraft crashing into a populated area.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident was a twin-turboprop Fokker 50, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B engines; it first flew in 1992 with registration PH-LXJ. Having serial number 20270, it was delivered to AirUK in 1994 and re-registered G-UKTE. This registration was kept following the rebranding of Air UK to KLM uk in 1998. KLM Cityhopper re-registered the aircraft as PH-LXJ in 2003, and returned it to the lessor in 2010. In March of the same year, it was re-registered 9Q-CBD and delivered to Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. The aircraft was 20 years old at the time of the accident.

Accident

The aircraft was two minutes from touching down at Goma airport on a cargo service from Lodja Airport, 640 km west of Goma. At 17:55 local time, the aircraft crashed in an empty lot in the middle of the city. No distress calls were made prior to the crash.

There were nine people on board the aircraft, including six airline employees—a crew of five and a security guard—and three passengers. All six employees were killed in the accident. Except for the pilot, a 46-year-old Russian national named Alexander Bazhenov, the dead were all from the Congo. The Russian consul to the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that a Russian national was on board.

Aftermath

Following the crash, the Ministry of Transport of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a re-certification of all airlines having an operator's certificate issued in the country that were subject to a ban in the European Union.

References

(4 December 2012). "List of airlines banned within the EU". [[European Commission]].
{{ASN accident
Waldron, Greg. (5 March 2013). "CAA Fokker 50 crashes in eastern Congo: reports". [[FlightGlobal]].
Kavanagh, Michael J.. (4 March 2013). "Congolese Plane Crashes During Landing at Goma Airport". [[Reuters]].
Kavanagh, Michael J.. (5 March 2013). "Congolese Plane Crash in Goma Killed Six People, Minister Says". [[Bloomberg L.P..
(6 March 2013). "Crash en RDC : 7 morts, re-certification en vue". Air Journal.
(6 March 2013). "Plane crash in eastern DR Congo kills 6, injures 3". WireUpdate.
(5 March 2013). "Seis muertos en accidente aéreo en el Congo, según el último balance". [[RIA Novosti]].

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