- Bandundu Airport
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location = Bandundu
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footnotes =Bandundu Airport is an airport in
Bandundu ,Democratic Republic of the Congo airport codes|FDU|FZBO.Charter services
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Malila Airlift (Kinshasa)
*Cargo Bull Aviation Accidents and incidents
Two occurrences are reported to have occurred on 17 July 2007 at Bandundu. The reports may refer to the same occurrence with factual errors:
*In one report, a
Let-410 UVP, tail number 9Q-CIM ofCargo Bull Aviation suffered a bird strike and crashed with no injuries but aircraft written off. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070718-1 Aviation Safety Net re Let] ]
*In the other report anAntonov (either anAn-24 orAn-32 that had stopped en route fromKinshasa N'Dolo Airport toNioki Airport lost its number 1 engine during initial climb and crashed 8 km from Bandundu with substantial damage but no injuries. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070718-0 Aviation Safety Net re Antonov] ] Another report has this occurring the next day with a minor injury to anAustria n pilot. [ [http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/07_07.htm JACDEC - News - July 2007 ] ] Another identifies the operator as Malift Air, the date as 18 July, the failure as an engine explosion during landing, and the aircraft destroyed. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0UBT/is_29_21/ai_n19396514 Air Safety Week] ] Other sources include [ [http://www.crash-aerien.com/forum/accident-davion-dans-le-sud-de-la-rep-dem-du-congo-vt4363.html?highlight=bandundu (in French)] ] [ [http://www.radiookapi.net/index.php?i=53&l=0&c=0&a=13931&da=&of=187&s=&m=2&k=0&r=all&sc=2 Radio Okapi (in French)] ]References
* [http://www.malila.cd/engindex.htm Malila Routes]
*WAD|FZBO
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