Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 on Mt Minembwe: 22 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 12, 1997
Operator:
Registration:
9Q-CRY
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bukavu - Uvira
MSN:
612
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Bukavu to Uvira, carrying people who were on their way to a peace meeting between factions in the eastern part of the country. While cruising in limited visibility, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Minembwe Mountain Range, about 70 km southwest of Uvira. All 22 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
