Accident | |
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Date | 21 June 2007 |
Summary | Overloading caused by pilot error |
Site | Kamina Town |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Let L-410UVP Turbolet |
Operator | Free Airlines and Karibu Airways |
Registration | 9Q-CEU |
Flight origin | Kamina Town |
Destination | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Passengers | 18 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Injuries | 12 |
Survivors | 20 |
On June 21, 2007, an overloaded Free Airlines Let L-410UVP (registration 9Q-CEU) in Karibu Airways livery crashed shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town (fr:Kamina Ville) for Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Landing in a swamp east of the unpaved strip, the aircraft came to rest inverted in the water.[1]