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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Etsouali: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1992
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
TN-ACX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Owando - Brazzaville
MSN:
452
YOM:
1975
Location:
Etsouali
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Country:
Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Owando to Brazzaville, while in cruising altitude, the crew encountered stormy weather when the aircraft lost height and crashed in a prairie. All five passengers were seriously injured and all three crew members were killed. The loss of control occurred in thunderstorm activity.

Crash of a Douglas DC-4-1009 off Mpouya

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-4
Operator:
Registration:
YK-AAR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Accra – Léopoldville
MSN:
43097
YOM:
1947
Location:
Mpouya
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Country:
Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a cargo flight from Accra to Léopoldville, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and elected to make an emergency landing. Eventually, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Congo River off Mpouya, about 230 km northeast of Léopoldville. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all 14 occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.
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