Aircraft
20 June 2010 · Dima, Congo · Fatal
Summary
On 20 June 2010 at about 09:00 local time, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type, operated by Aero Service, was involved in an accident near Dima, Congo. 11 people were on board and 11 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dima, Congo
- Coordinates
- 1.8394, 13.9047
- Aircraft
- Not recorded
- Registration
- Not recorded
- Operator
- Aero Service
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA10WA070
People
11 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On June 20, 2010, about 0900 UTC, a CASA C-212 airplane, TN-AFA, crashed under unknown circumstances near Dima, Republic of Congo (ROC). The 2 crew and 11 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The chartered flight was en route from Yaounde, Cameroon to Yangadou, ROC. The investigation is being conducted by the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile, Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the State of manufacture of the engine, a US Accredited Representative has been assigned. Please refer all questions about the accident to: Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile B.P. 128 Brazzaville, Congo
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2010 | Unknown aircraft | Kinshasa, Congo | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2009 | Boeing 737 | Kwilu, Bandundu, Congo | Bako Air | Fatal | 7 |
| 19 Apr 2009 | Unknown aircraft | Goma, Congo | Compagnie Africaine d"Aviation | Unknown | - |
| 8 Jul 2011 | Boeing 727 | Kisangani, Congo | Hewa Bora Airlines | Fatal | 77 |
| 9 May 2008 | Bell 206 L-1 | Muanda, Congo | Petroleum Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Goma, Congo | Hewa Bora | Fatal | 3 |