2007 Free Airlines Let-410 crash - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

On June 21, 2007 an overloaded Free Airlines
Free Airlines
Free Airlines is an air operator out of N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.- Incidents:*June 21, 2007 Free Airlines Let-410 crash with one fatality...

Let L-410UVP (registration 9Q-CEU) in Karibu Airways

Karibu Airways

Karibu Airways was an airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It stood on the List of air carriers banned in the EU. Due to two plane crashes in 2007 the confidence in the airline was lost. subsequently, all operations came to a halt...

livery crashed shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town

Kamina Airport

Kamina Airport is the internal civil airport which is located in and serves the city of Kamina in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is separate from the larger military Kamina Air Base...

(fr:Kamina Ville) for Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...

, Democratic Republic of Congo. Landing in a swamp east of the unpaved strip, the aircraft came to rest inverted with wheels and wings above the water.

Background

Free Airlines and Karibu Airways

Karibu Airways

(also cited as the operator) were both on the List of air carriers banned in the EU. That list now bans "All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for
regulatory oversight of Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC)".

The L-410UVP is only rated for a maximum of 17 passengers, but there were 21 people aboard, including three crew. The aircraft was previously registered as 5R-MGO by the now-defunct Madagascar Flying Services

Madagascar Flying Services

Madagascar Flying Services was a domestic aircraft leasing company in Madagascar from 2002 to 2006.-Aircraft leased:According to the World Bank, the following types were leased *LET-410UVP*Cessna 206*Piper PA-31-350*Piper PA-32-300...

. It was reported to have previously crashed in southern Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

in 2005.

Crash

There was one fatality, Mbuyu Mibanga, a deputy in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Composition of the National Assembly...

. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the World Health Organization

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...

Aftermath

After another crash occurred in August 2007, the licenses of Karibu Airways and pilot Isaac Besongo were subsequently suspended.

Background

Crash

Aftermath

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