Entebbe - Kinshasa

On January 8, 2005 at 01:00 PM, Entebbe - Kinshasa experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Services Air, with the event recorded near Entebbe Central.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Entebbe Airport at 1148LT on a cargo flight to Kinshasa, carrying six crew members and a load consisting of two cars, t-shirts and 10 tons of beans. Five minutes after takeoff, the crew informed ATC that one of the engine caught fire and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. Seven minutes later, out of control, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located near Bukalaza, about 11 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CIH, MSN 4 3 418 03, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.2124°, 32.5386°.