Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Aug 27, 2004, Gisenyi
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on August 27, 2004 near Gisenyi, Western, Rwanda with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The aircraft went...
- Date: August 27, 2004
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Gisenyi, Western, Rwanda
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft went off the runway after a low-fuel diversion to Gisenyi, and no official findings were found.
A Caravelle cargo flight from Kinshasa to Goma with telecom equipment could not land at Goma because of weather. After holding, the crew was low on fuel and diverted to Gisenyi, where the aircraft veered off the 1,000 metre runway and burned. All eight occupants escaped uninjured.