Cetraca L410 at Butembo on Oct 30th 2012, runway excursion
Last Update: November 1, 2012 / 00:27:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2012
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Departure
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Type
Let L-410 Turbolet
ICAO Type Designator
L410
Officials reported the weather probably was a contributing factor to the accident.
Butembo Airport (Coordinates N0.1170 E29.3131) offers an unmarked runway of 770 meters/2530 feet length in an approximate direction 14/32.
Cetraca Aviation Service operate two L-410s with the registrations 9Q-CAZ and 9Q-CKX. According to unconfirmed gossip 9Q-CAZ was involved in the accident.
No weather data are available (neither Metars nor a local weather station reporting).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2012
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Departure
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Type
Let L-410 Turbolet
ICAO Type Designator
L410
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