Bangui - N'Délé

Crash event recorded.

Flight / Schedule

Bangui - N'Délé

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

UR-ELB

MSN

140 05

Year of Manufacture

1985

Operator

Unknown

Date

February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Humanitarian

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Region

Africa • Central African Republic

Coordinates

7.0324°, 19.9981°

Narrative Report

On February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM, Bangui - N'Délé experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by an operator, with the event recorded near Africa, Central African Republic.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach).

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Aircraft reference details include registration UR-ELB, MSN 140 05, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.0324°, 19.9981°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

5

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Bangui - N'Délé

Flight Type

Humanitarian

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Region / Country

Africa • Central African Republic

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

UR-ELB

MSN

140 05

Year of Manufacture

1985

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