Zone
Katanga

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy in Lubumbashi

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1979
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy
Operator:
OTRAG Range Air Services - ORAS
Registration:
9Q-COE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6778
YOM:
1962
Location:
Lubumbashi
Katanga
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair following a hard landing at Lubumbashi-Luano Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382E-18C Hercules in Lubumbashi: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
CF-PWX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ostende - Lubumbashi
MSN:
4361
YOM:
1969
Location:
Lubumbashi
Katanga
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On final approach to Lubumbashi Airport while on a cargo flight from Ostende, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a 30 metres high tree with its right wing. Upon impact, the right wing was partially torn off. The airplane lost height and crashed few hundred metres short of runway threshold. All six occupants were killed.
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