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2007 Free Airlines Let L-410 crash

Aviation accident in Democratic Republic of Congo

Field	Value
name	2007 Free Airlines L-410 crash
occurrence_type	Accident
image	Let L-410UVP Turbolet, Skaiden AN0800999.jpg
image_size	270px
caption	A Let L-410UVP Turbolet similar to the one involved in the incident.
date	21 June 2007
summary	Overloading caused by pilot error
site	Kamina Town
aircraft_type	Let L-410UVP Turbolet
operator	Free Airlines and Karibu Airways
tail_number	9Q-CEU
origin	Kamina Town
destination	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
passengers	18
crew	3
injuries	12
fatalities	1
survivors	20

On June 21, 2007, an overloaded Free Airlines Let L-410UVP (registration 9Q-CEU) in Karibu Airways livery crashed shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town (fr:Kamina Ville) for Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Landing in a swamp east of the unpaved strip, the aircraft came to rest inverted in the water.

Background

Free Airlines and 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. It was reported to have previously crashed in southern Sudan in 2005.

Crash

There was one fatality, Mbuyu Mibanga, a deputy in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the World Health Organization and one Engineer working for Vodacom-Congo.

Aftermath

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

References

{{ASN accident
[http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/list_en.htm List of airlines banned within the EU] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-03-06 , 2009-11-26, accessed 2009-12-03)
[https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/airport/airport.php?id=KMN Aviation Safety Net] (Misidentifies airport as Kamina Base)
Reuters: [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20070621215558365C625462 DRC MP killed in plane crash] ''Independent On Line'' 2007-06-22, accessed 2009-12-03
link. (2012-08-13)
[http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/46215 Retombées du crash de l’Antonov 32 à Kongolo : Le ministre des Transports suspend le directeur de l’Aéronautique civile]''Digital Congo'' (in French) 2007-08-29 {{Webarchive. link. (2007-10-25)
[http://www.crash-aerien.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4926 Crash à l'atterrissage d'un avion de Karibu Airways] ''Crash-Arien'' (in French)

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