2009 Aéro-Frêt An-12 crash

The 2009 Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crash was the crash of an Antonov An-12 into a cemetery at Brazzaville, Congo on 26 August 2009.

2009 Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crash
An Antonov AN-12 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date26 August 2009
SummaryIn-flight fire and mid-air break up
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-12BK[1]
OperatorAéro-Frêt
RegistrationTN-AIA
Flight originPointe Noire Airport
DestinationMaya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville
Occupants6
Passengers1
Crew5
Fatalities6
Survivors0

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-12BK of Aéro-Frêt, registration TN-AIA.[2] The aircraft was manufactured in 1966, msn 6344607.[3]

Accident

The aircraft crashed into a cemetery at Nganga Lingolo on the outskirts of Brazzaville while on a flight from Pointe Noir Airport. The accident happened at 06:00 local time. The five Ukrainian crew and the Congolese passenger died in the accident.[2] The accident site is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south east of Maya-Maya airport. The aircraft was due to land on runway 05, it was carrying a cargo of food, a minibus and three other vehicles.[3] The METAR in force at the time of the accident was METAR FCBB 260600Z 27006KT 7000 SCT016 OVC130 21/20 Q1015 NOSIG (translation: Metar for Maya-Maya airport, issued at 06:00 UTC on the 26th of the month. Wind direction 270° at 6 knots (11 km/h), visibility 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), scattered clouds at 1,600 feet (490 m), overcast at 13,000 feet (4,000 m), temperature 21 °C, dewpoint 20 °C, QNH 1013 millibars, no significant change expected in next few hours).[4] At the time of the accident it was drizzling and visibility was 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi).[1] Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air.[5] The carriage of the passenger was in contravention of the law in the Congo which bans AN-24s from use as passenger aircraft.[6]

Investigation

The accident is being investigated by the Congolese National Agency for Civil Aviation.[6]

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References
  1. "RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE". JACDEC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. "Crash: Aero-Fret AN12 at Nganga Lingolo on Aug 26th 2009, impacted ground in a cemetery". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. "History for Brazzaville, Congo". Wunderground. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  5. "Seven dead in Russian cargo plane crash in Congo". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 August 2009. Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died.
  6. "Cargo plane crashes into Congo cemetery, six dead". France 24. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

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