Country
Democratic Republic of Congo
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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Murandi

Date & Time: Sep 8, 2005 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
9Q-CBO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Goma – Beni
MSN:
735
YOM:
1980
Location:
Murandi
Nord-Kivu
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Two minutes after takeoff from Goma Airport, the crew reported engine problem and decided to make an emergency landing near Murandi, Nyiragongo territory. The aircraft came to rest in a banana plantation, lost its right wing and was damaged beyond repair. Three passengers were injured while 17 other occupants escaped unhurt.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 on Mt Minembwe: 22 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1997
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
9Q-CRY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bukavu - Uvira
MSN:
612
YOM:
1979
Location:
Mt Minembwe
Sud-Kivu
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
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.
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