2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crash · Republic of the Congo
On November 30, 2012, 2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crash (Republic of the Congo). 6 people died.
- Date
- November 30, 2012
- Place
- Republic of the Congo
- Operator
- Air Highnesses
- Killed
- 6
- Position
- 4.250°S, 15.267°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q275701
From Wikipedia
On 30 November 2012, an Ilyushin Il-76 freighter aircraft, operated by the Armenian cargo airline Air Highnesses on behalf of Congolese cargo airline Aéro-Service, crashed on landing at Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, killing all six occupants and 26 people on the ground.
The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Pointe Noire Airport to Maya-Maya Airport and was attempting to land on runway 5L in heavy rain when it clipped high trees about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft; 1,100 yd) from the runway threshold, disintegrating over 500 metres (1,600 ft; 550 yd). The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, killing all five Armenian crew and an Armenian policeman present on board, as well as 26 local residents, injuring a further 14.
Text from Wikipedia, “2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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