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==Notable incidents== |
==Notable incidents== |
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On [[June 21]] [[2007]] |
On [[June 21]], [[2007]] an overloaded [[Let-410]]UVP (registration 9Q-CEU) crashed shortly after takeoff from [[Kamina]] Town (fr:''Kamina Ville'') for [[Lubumbashi]]. Landing in a swamp, the aircraft came to rest inverted with wheels and wings above the water. |
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Of the 24 people aboard, there was only one fatality, Mbuyu Mibanga, a deputy in DRC's [[National Assembly]]. The aircraft was previously registered as 5R-MGO by [[Madagascar Flying Services]]. It had previously crashed in southern [[Sudan]] in 2005. The aircraft type is only rated for 19 passengers. |
Of the 24 people aboard, there was only one fatality, Mbuyu Mibanga, a deputy in DRC's [[National Assembly]]. The aircraft was previously registered as 5R-MGO by [[Madagascar Flying Services]]. It had previously crashed in southern [[Sudan]] in 2005. The aircraft type is only rated for 19 passengers. |
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Revision as of 02:48, 11 October 2007
Free Airlines is an air operator out of N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Notable incidents
On June 21, 2007 an overloaded Let-410UVP (registration 9Q-CEU) crashed shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town (fr:Kamina Ville) for Lubumbashi. Landing in a swamp, the aircraft came to rest inverted with wheels and wings above the water.
Of the 24 people aboard, there was only one fatality, Mbuyu Mibanga, a deputy in DRC's National Assembly. The aircraft was previously registered as 5R-MGO by Madagascar Flying Services. It had previously crashed in southern Sudan in 2005. The aircraft type is only rated for 19 passengers.
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