- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 04, 2011
Time: 1330
Location: Kinshasa, Congo
Operator: United Nations
Flight #: 834
Route: Kisangani - Kinshasa
AC Type: Canadair CL-600 CRJ-100ER
Registration: 4L-GAE 
cn / ln: 7070
Aboard: 33   (passengers:29  crew:4)
Fatalities: 32   (passengers:28  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The plane operated on behalf of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission and was leased from Geogian Airways. While attempting to land in rain, thunderstorms and strong winds at Kinshasa, the plane missed the runway and crashed. Twenty eight passengers and crew of 4 were killed. One passenger survived. he inappropriate decision of the crew to continue the approach, in face of extremely inclement weather being displayed on their weather radar. Lack of adequate supervision by the Operator to ensure that its crew complied with established procedures including weather avoidance procedures and stabilized approach criteria.
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