Kinshasa - Goma - Bukavu

On February 12, 2012 at 01:00 PM, Kinshasa - Goma - Bukavu experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GIV, operated by Stanford Aviation, with the event recorded near Bukavu Sud-Kivu.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 2.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a flight from Kinshasa to Bukavu with an intermediate stop in Goma on behalf of the DRC Government. After touchdown at Bukavu-Kavumu Airport, the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance. It veered off runway to the left, went down 20 metres high embankment before coming to rest, broken in two. There was no fire. Both pilots, a passenger and two people on the ground were killed. All others occupants were seriously injured. Fifteen days later, on 27FEB2012, a second passenger died from his injuries. The Governor of Katanga Katumba Mwanke was killed as well as the Deputy of Lukunga District Oscar Gema di Mageko who died on 27FEB2012. The survivors were the Finance Minister Matata Ponyo, the Governor of Sud-Kivu Marcelin Cishambo and the Ambassador of the President Antoine Ghonda.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2SA, MSN 1104, year of manufacture 1989.

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