Thursday 21oct2010: another L-410 crash in Congo...

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Thursday 21oct2010: another L-410 crash in Congo...

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http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20101021-0

...but this time the mentioned cause is somewhat less "exotic" than the claimed one at
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=67911 ... :|
Status: Preliminary
Date: 21 OCT 2010
Type: Let 410UVP

Operator: TRACEP
Registration: 9Q-CUA
C/n / msn: X0101
First flight: 1977

Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2

Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)

Location: near Bugulumisa (Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Cargo

Departure airport: Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY/FZMA), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Destination airport: Shabunda Airport (FZMW), Congo (Democratic Republic)

Narrative:
A Let 410 plane, registration reportedly 9Q-CUA, was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Bugulumisa, D.R. Congo. Both crew members were killed.

The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport (BKY) to Shabunda Airport.

Reports indicate that an engine failed during climbout from Bukavu. The airport is at an elevation of 5,643 feet (1,720 m) above mean sea level and surrounded by hills.
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