Beech 1900 accident near Bukavu, CD
On September 1, 2008, a Beech 1900 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bukavu, CD. 17 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 2008
- Place
- Bukavu, CD
- Aircraft
- Beech 1900 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 17 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 2.217°S, 28.715°E
- NTSB ID
- 20081004X12026
NTSB summary
On September 1, 2008 about 1510 UTC, ZS-OLD, Beech 1900C, operated by Air Serv International, collided with high terrain during approach to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The pilot, copilot, and 15 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. There was fire. The last departure point was Kisangani, DRC. The investigation is being conducted by the Ministry of Transport of the DRC. The US Accredited Representative is Dennis Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C.
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- Unidentified aircraft, Jun 20, 2010
- Boeing 737, Apr 29, 2009
- Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, Feb 12, 2012
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
