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| Founded | 1988 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2007 | ||||||
| Headquarters |  Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
Agefreco Air was an air carrier operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1988 to 2007.
Accidents and incidents
- 23 August 2001 - An Agrefreco Air / Victoria Air Antonov An-28 (registration 3C-ALL) from Bukavu's Kavume Airport to Kapmene airport boards additional passengers and minerals at Kama town airport. Eight minutes after takeoff an engine fails and the Russian pilots divert to Bukavu, but crash at Mugogo 15 miles short of Kavumu, killing seven of eleven aboard. The aircraft is reported to be owned by a Patrice Bashengezi.
- 26 August 2007 - Agefreco/Great Lakes Business Company operated Antonov An-26 departing Kongolo Airport (KOO) has engine failure at takeoff and crashes into a tree. All three crew and eleven of twelve passengers are killed. The aircraft is reported to have an insured value of US$300,000.
See also
References
- "Agefreco-air makes daily flights to DRC cities". Agefreco-air. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- "Agefreco Air". Airline History. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Plane Crash Info accessed 2007-12-26
- (in Spanish) accessed 2007-12-24 Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Inspectee Verkeer en Waterstaat Civil Aviation Safety Data 1980-2001 chart 20 (in mixed Dutch/English) accessed 2007-12-24
- Ngowi, Rodrique, Four Killed in Congo Plane Crash AP Online 2001-08-24 accessed 2007-12-24
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B 9Q-CAC Kongolo Airport (KOO)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- Avin Direct accessed 2007-12-24
- Eurocockpit (in French) accessed 2007-12-24
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