2009 Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crash

The 2009 Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crash was the crash of an Antonov An-12 into a cemetery at Brazzaville, Congo on 26 August 2009.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-12BK of Aéro-Frêt, registration TN-AIA. The aircraft was manufactured in 1966, msn 6344607.

Accident

The aircraft crashed into a cemetery at Nganga Lingolo on the outskirts of Brazzaville while on a flight from Pointe Noir Airport. The accident happened at 06:00 local time. The five Ukranian crew and the Congolese passenger died in the accident. The accident site is south east of Maya-Maya airport. The aircraft was due to land on runway 05, it was carrying a cargo of food, a minibus and three other vehicles. The METAR in force at the time of the accident was METAR FCBB 260600Z 27006KT 7000 SCT016 OVC130 21/20 Q1015 NOSIG (translation: Metar for Maya-Maya airport, issued at 06:00 UTC on the 26th of the month. Wind direction 270° at , visibility , scattered clouds at , overcast at , temperature 21°C, dewpoint 20°C, QNH 1013 millibars, no significant change expected in next few hours). At the time of the accident it was drizzling and visibility was . Eyewitnesses reported that one of the wings was on fire before the crash, and that the aircraft broke up in mid-air.{{#tag:ref| Note: The title of this article comes from an early report of the incident that incorrectly stated the number of deaths. Later reports confirmed that six died (see ,).}} The carriage of the passenger was in contravention of the law in the Congo which bans AN-24s from use as passenger aircraft.