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The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Bukavu to Uvira, carrying people who were on their way to a peace meeting between factions in the eastern part of the country. While cruising in limited visibility, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Minembwe Mountain Range, about 70 km southwest of Uvira. All 22 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo on Mt Sabyinyo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1973

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

Compagnie Cotonnière et Industrielle

Registration:

9Q-CCC

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Bukavu - Goma

Location:

Mt Sabyinyo

Nord-Kivu

Country:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Region:

Africa

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While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet in clouds, the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Sabyinyo (3,669 meters high), some 50 km northeast of Goma. The wreckage was found few hours later and all seven occupants have been killed, among them two children.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Kikwit: 16 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1952 at 1207 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

OO-CBN

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Costermansville – Léopoldville

MSN:

13450

YOM:

1944

Flight number:

SN425

Location:

Kikwit

Bandundu

Country:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Region:

Africa

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At 1205LT, while overflying the Kasai province, the aircraft suffered a technical problem on the right engine where a propeller blade separated and went through the cabin. The airplane went out of control, nosed down and crashed two minutes later in the forest of Dibata located about 20 km from Kikwit. All 16 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The control cables in the fuselage were sheared by the right propeller which had been projected following a shaft failure caused by the sudden stopping of the engine caused by fatigue failure of No. 6 piston lug.