Kinshasa - Mbandaka - Kisangani - Bukavu - Goma

On September 1, 2008 at 04:00 PM, Kinshasa - Mbandaka - Kisangani - Bukavu - Goma experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 1900C, operated by Air Serv International, with the event recorded near Bukavu Sud-Kivu.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 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: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Kinshasa on a humanitarian flight to Goma with intermediate stops in Mbandaka, Kisangani and Bukavu. While approaching Bukavu-Kamembe Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. At an altitude of about 10,800 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Kahuzi located some 15 km northwest of Bukavu. The wreckage was found a day later in a wooded area. All 17 occupants were killed, among them emissaries.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-OLD, MSN UC-137, year of manufacture 1900.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.4982°, 28.8549°.