- Date
- September 1, 2008, 15:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bukavu, Congo - Kinshasa
- Injuries
- 17 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- ZS-OLDBeech 1900
- Defining event
- Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 69021
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On September 1, 2008 about 1510 UTC, ZS-OLD, Beech 1900C, operated by Air Serv International, collided with high terrain during approach to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The pilot, copilot, and 15 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. There was fire. The last departure point was Kisangani, DRC. The investigation is being conducted by the Ministry of Transport of the DRC. The US Accredited Representative is Dennis Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-OLD
- Reported as
- Beech 1900 (C)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Air Serv International
- Registered owner
- CEM Air
- Departed
- Kisangani
- Destination
- FZMA · Bukavu
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FZMA · Bukavu
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot