Goma - Kisangani

On July 7, 2006 at 03:40 PM, Goma - Kisangani experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Mango Airlines, with the event recorded near Sake Nord-Kivu.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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. Few minutes after takeoff from Goma Airport, en route to Kisangani, the crew informed ATC about engine problem and was cleared to return to Goma for an emergency landing. Shortly later, the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in hilly terrain located near Sake, about 20 km northwest of Goma. The aircraft was destroyed and all 6 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CVT, MSN 3 3 415 06, year of manufacture 1963.