2012 Katanga Express Gulfstream IV crash
A Gulfstream IV similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 February 2012 |
| Summary | Runway excursion on landing; under investigation |
| Site | Near Kavumu Airport, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2°18′47″S 28°48′36″E / 2.313°S 28.810°E |
| Total fatalities | 6 |
| Total injuries | 5 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Gulfstream IV |
| Operator | Katanga Express |
| Registration | N2SA |
| Flight origin | Lubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, DR Congo |
| Destination | Kavumu Airport, Bukavu, DR Congo |
| Occupants | 12 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 8 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 2 |
On 12 February 2012, a Gulfstream IV aircraft operated by Katanga Express crashed in a plantation approximately twenty metres from Kavumu Airport near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo while attempting to land. Both pilots and two passengers were killed in the crash. Two farmers near the impact site also died after being struck by the aircraft..