9S-GEN — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

August 13, 2020Accident
The airplane departed Kalima Airport on a schedule service to Bukavu, carrying two passengers and two pilots. While approaching Bukavu, the crew encountered poor visibility due to dry mist. Seven minutes prior to ETA, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on Mt Kahuzi (3,317 metres high), in the Kahuzi-Miega National Park.
Let L-410 · 4 fatalities
Probable causes: - A human error, - A non-compliance with meteorological alerts, - A non-compliance with the specified flight altitude for this mountainous area because, in the case of dry mist during the dry season (from the beginning of June to the end of August each year), the visibility can be zero in this area. Full accident record