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The aircraft departed from ] bound for ] carrying food, a minibus and three other vehicles. Attempting to land on Runway 05, the aircraft crashed into a cemetery {{convert|11|km|mi}} southeast of Maya-Maya airport at Nganga Lingolo, a town on the outskirts of Brazzaville, at 06:00 ] (05:00 ]). All 5 ] crew members and the ] passenger died on impact.<ref name=Herald/> The ] in force at the time of the accident showed that there was a mild wind of 270° at {{convert|6|kn|km/h}}, visibility was {{convert|7|km|mi}}, there were scattered clouds at {{convert|1600|ft|m}} and it was overcast at {{convert|13000|ft|m}}, and the temperature was 21°C.<ref name=Metar>{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/FCBB/2009/8/26/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA |title=History for Brazzaville, Congo |publisher=Wunderground |accessdate=28 August 2009}}</ref> At the time of the accident it was there was a light rain and visibility was {{convert|3.5|km|mi}}.<ref name=Jacdec/> Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air.{{#tag:ref|{{cite web|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090826/twl-seven-dead-in-russian-cargo-plane-cr-4bdc673.html |title=Seven dead in Russian cargo plane crash in Congo |publisher=Yahoo News |accessdate=26 August 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} ''Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died.''}} The carriage of the passenger was illegal, as the Republic of the Congo bans AN-12s from use as passenger aircraft.<ref name=France/> The aircraft departed from ] bound for ] carrying food, a minibus and three other vehicles. Attempting to land on Runway 05, the aircraft crashed into a cemetery {{convert|11|km|mi}} southeast of Maya-Maya airport at Nganga Lingolo, a town on the outskirts of Brazzaville, at 06:00 ] (05:00 ]). All 5 ] crew members and the ] passenger died on impact.<ref name=Herald/> The ] in force at the time of the accident showed that there was a mild wind of 270° at {{convert|6|kn|km/h}}, visibility was {{convert|7|km|mi}}, there were scattered clouds at {{convert|1600|ft|m}} and it was overcast at {{convert|13000|ft|m}}, and the temperature was 21°C.<ref name=Metar>{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/FCBB/2009/8/26/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA |title=History for Brazzaville, Congo |publisher=Wunderground |accessdate=28 August 2009}}</ref> At the time of the accident, it was there was a light rain and visibility was {{convert|3.5|km|mi}}.<ref name=Jacdec/> Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air.{{#tag:ref|{{cite web|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090826/twl-seven-dead-in-russian-cargo-plane-cr-4bdc673.html |title=Seven dead in Russian cargo plane crash in Congo |publisher=Yahoo News |accessdate=26 August 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} ''Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died.''}} The carriage of the passenger was illegal, as the Republic of the Congo bans AN-12s from use as passenger aircraft.<ref name=France/>


==Investigation== ==Investigation==

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2009 Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crash
An Antonov AN-12 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date26 August 2009
SummaryIn-flight fire and mid-air break up
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-12BK
OperatorAéro-Frêt
RegistrationTN-AIA
Flight originPointe Noire Airport
DestinationMaya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville
Occupants6
Passengers1
Crew5
Fatalities6
Survivors0

On 26 August 2009, an Antonov AN-12 crashed into a cemetery near Brazzaville, Congo.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was an 43 year-old Antonov An-12BK of Aéro-Frêt, manufactured in 1966 and registered as TN-AIA.

Accident

The aircraft departed from Brazzaville Maya-Maya International Airport bound for Pointe Noire Airport carrying food, a minibus and three other vehicles. Attempting to land on Runway 05, the aircraft crashed into a cemetery 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Maya-Maya airport at Nganga Lingolo, a town on the outskirts of Brazzaville, at 06:00 local time (05:00 UTC). All 5 Ukrainian crew members and the Congolese passenger died on impact. The METAR in force at the time of the accident showed that there was a mild wind of 270° at 6 knots (11 km/h), visibility was 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), there were scattered clouds at 1,600 feet (490 m) and it was overcast at 13,000 feet (4,000 m), and the temperature was 21°C. At the time of the accident, it was there was a light rain and visibility was 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi). Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air. The carriage of the passenger was illegal, as the Republic of the Congo bans AN-12s from use as passenger aircraft.

Investigation

The accident was investigated by the Congolese National Agency for Civil Aviation.

References

  1. ^ "RECENT ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS WORLDWIDE". JACDEC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Crash: Aero-Fret AN12 at Nganga Lingolo on Aug 26th 2009, impacted ground in a cemetery". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. "History for Brazzaville, Congo". Wunderground. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  5. "Seven dead in Russian cargo plane crash in Congo". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 August 2009. Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died.
  6. ^ "Cargo plane crashes into Congo cemetery, six dead". France 24. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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