Antonov AN-12 crash, Jan 24, 2006, Mbuji-Mayi
Antonov AN-12 accident on January 24, 2006 near Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined....
- Date: January 24, 2006
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Secondary sources describe a hard landing, but no official investigation finding was found.
An Antonov An-12 cargo flight operated by Aerolift carried fuel drums from Goma to Mbuji-Mayi. The aircraft landed hard, both wings broke, and the undercarriage partly collapsed before the aircraft slid about 500 metres and stopped on the left side of the runway. A fire broke out in the rear of the cabin and destroyed the aircraft, but no one was killed.