Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Democratic Republic of Congo
Date & Time:
Oct 9, 2004
Registration:
9XR-KL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chicano - Kigali
MSN:
83 10 17
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Chicano, Angola, on a positioning flight to Kigali. While overflying DRC, the crew encountered severe turbulences. It seems that a fuel tank was broken following a structural failure, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed somewhere in DRC and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants escaped uninjured.
