Plane lost control in high winds on landing
* Death toll rises to at least 20
(Adds details, Congo official)
By Jonny Hogg
KINSHASA, April 4 (Reuters) – A United Nations plane crashed while trying to land at the airport serving Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Monday, killing least 20 people, a government official said.
The plane lost control in high winds as it came in to land and left the runway, the Health Ministry official, Joseph Kiboko, said.
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They say it is a CRJ-300. Should appear on ASN soon.
By: nJayM - 4th April 2011 at 20:38
Quite sad as it was carrying UN staff
Quite sad as it was carrying UN staff. Condolences to those bereaved.
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th April 2011 at 20:08
They lied. It was a CRJ-100ER
Update :
Status: Preliminary
Date: 04 APR 2011
Time: ca 14:00
Type: Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER
Operating for: United Nations – UN
Leased from: Georgian Airways
Registration: 4L-GAE
C/n / msn: 7070
First flight: 1995
Engines: 2 General Electric CF34-3A1
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 3
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 29
Total: Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 32
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature: Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI) (FKI/FZIC), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Destination airport: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) (FIH/FZAA), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Flightnumber: 834Narrative:
A CRJ-100ER aircraft, operating on behalf of the United Nations – UN mission in D.R. Congo, was destroyed in an accident at Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH).Agence Congolaise de Presse quoted preliminary reports indicating that 29 occupants had died and three had survived the accident.
This was the a/c : http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/4/0/0666043.jpg
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