- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 12, 2000 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Tshikapa, Congo |
Operator: | Staer Air |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Kinshasa - Tshikapa |
AC Type: | Antonov AN-26B |
Registration: | 9Q-CJI |
cn / ln: | 6004 |
Aboard: | 27 (passengers:21 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 27 (passengers:21 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was approaching Tshikapa and the pilot informed the tower that it was having difficulties with its landing gear. The tower told the pilot to do a low fly-by for an evaluation and then make an emergency landing but the pilot refused and attempted to return to Kinshasa. The plane crashed 40 miles north of Tshikapa. |
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