Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Murandi
Date & Time:
Sep 8, 2005 at 0815 LT
Operator:
Registration:
9Q-CBO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goma – Beni
MSN:
735
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Two minutes after takeoff from Goma Airport, the crew reported engine problem and decided to make an emergency landing near Murandi, Nyiragongo territory. The aircraft came to rest in a banana plantation, lost its right wing and was damaged beyond repair. Three passengers were injured while 17 other occupants escaped unhurt.
