De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 12, 1997 (22 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 12, 1997 near Mt Minembwe, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with 22 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: September 12, 1997
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Mt Minembwe, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in limited visibility.
A TMK Air Commuter Twin Otter on a charter from Bukavu to Uvira carried people travelling to a peace meeting between armed factions. In limited visibility it struck a slope of the Minembwe mountain range about 70 km southwest of Uvira, and all occupants died. The two databases disagree on the death toll.