Brazzaville – Pointe-Noire

On January 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Brazzaville – Pointe-Noire experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Aéro-Service, with the event recorded near Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire City District.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Brazzaville on a cargo flight to Pointe-Noire, carrying six crew members and a load of various goods. Following a normal landing, the crew vacated the runway and while approaching the apron, they lost control of the aircraft that collided with a parked Boeing 727-246 registered 9L-LEF and operated by Canadian Airways Congo. All six crew members on board the AN-12 were injured, both pilots seriously. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair. The Boeing 727 was empty at the time of the ground collision.

Aircraft reference details include registration EK-11660, MSN 5 3 432 09, year of manufacture 1965.