Dornier 228 9S-GNH

Summary

On 24 November 2019 at about 03:20 local time, a Dornier 228 registered 9S-GNH, operated by Busy Bee Congo, was involved in an accident near Gomo, Congo. 29 people were on board and 17 died. 12 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 November 2019 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Gomo, Congo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Dornier 228

Registration

9S-GNH

Category

Airplane

Operator

Busy Bee Congo

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA20WA019

17 people died, including 12 on the ground.

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

The government of Congo has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a DORNIER 228 airplane that occurred on November 24, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Congo's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Congo.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.