Goma - Nairobi

On December 3, 1987 at 04:00 PM, Goma - Nairobi experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Cooper Skybird Aircharters, with the event recorded near Gishwati Forest Western.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Goma Airport on a charter flight to Nairobi, carrying 12 US tourists and two pilots returning from a safari photo trip. While flying over the Gishwati Forest, the aircraft stuck the slope of a mountain and disintegrated on impact. All 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-EJS, MSN 404-0232, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.8168°, 29.3695°.