Brazzaville - Pointe-Noire

On March 21, 2011 at 03:30 PM, Brazzaville - Pointe-Noire experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Trans Air Congo, with the event recorded near Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire City District.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 255.6%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 14.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine airplane departed Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport on a cargo service to Pointe-Noire, carrying five passengers, four crew members and a load of 750 kilos of meat. On final approach to Pointe-Noire Airport runway 17, the aircraft rolled to the right, got inverted and crashed in the residential area of Mvoumvou located 4 kilometers short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed as well as several houses. All nine occupants and 14 people on the ground were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TN-AGK, MSN 40 20 06, year of manufacture 1963.