Last updated: 8 March 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 5 May 2005 |
| Time: | ca 13:30 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26B |
| Operating for: | Kisangani Airlift |
| Leased from: | Aeroworld |
| Registration: | EK-26060 |
| C/n / msn: | 17311107 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 28 km (17.5 mls) N of Kisangani ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Isiro-Matari Airport (IRP/FZJH), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The aircraft reportedly departed Bangoka Airport at 12:48 bound for Isiro. Local media information suggest that the plane may have tried to return to the airport when it hit treetops and crashed.
The owner Aeroworld has also been quoted as "World Aero Airways".
Sources:
» ITAR-TASS» Radio Okapi
» Soviet Transports
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport to Isiro-Matari Airport as the crow flies is 360 km (225 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport to Isiro-Matari Airport as the crow flies is 360 km (225 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
