Antonov AN-12 crash, Sep 7, 2007 (8 killed), Goma
Antonov AN-12 accident on September 7, 2007 near Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with 8 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the sources....
- Date: September 7, 2007
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined in the sources. The aircraft failed to slow normally on the landing run; one unofficial source reports that its airworthiness certificate had expired.
An Antonov An-12 cargo flight from Kisangani landed at Goma carrying eight people, including five crew and three passengers. It could not stop within the runway, ran off the end over lava rock, lost its undercarriage and caught fire. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.