Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Lubanimanga
Date & Time:
Mar 2, 2006
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tshikapa – Kamonya
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Tshikapa on a flight to Kamonya with five passengers, one pilot and a load of various goods on board. Few minutes after takeoff, the pilot encountered technical difficulties and elected to return. The aircraft crashed near Lubanimanga, about 35 km from Tshikapa. All six occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
