Agefreco Air

Agefreco Air

IATA ICAO Call sign - - -
Founded	1998 [1]
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agefreco Air is an air carrier operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has been operating since 1998.

Accidents and incidents

• 23 August 2001 - An Agrefreco Air / Victoria Air Antonov An-28 (registration 3C-ALL) from Bukavu's Kavume Airport to Kapmene airport boards additional passengers and minerals at Kama town airport. ^[2] Eight minutes after takeoff an engine fails and the Russian pilots divert to Bukavu, but crash at Mugogo 15 miles short of Kavumu, killing seven of eleven aboard. ^{[3] [4]} The aircraft is reported to be owned by Bashengezi Mirindi Patrice . ^[5]
• 26 August 2007 - Agefreco/Great Lakes Business Company operated Antonov An-26 departing Kongolo Airport (KOO) has engine failure at takeoff and crashes into a tree. All three crew and eleven of twelve passengers are killed. ^[6] The aircraft is reported to have an insured value of US$300,000. ^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

1. "Agefreco-air makes daily flights to DRC cities". Agefreco-air. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
2. Plane Crash Info accessed 2007-12-26
3. (in Spanish) accessed 2007-12-24 Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. Inspectee Verkeer en Waterstaat Civil Aviation Safety Data 1980-2001 chart 20 (in mixed Dutch/English) accessed 2007-12-24
5. Ngowi, Rodrique, Four Killed in Congo Plane Crash AP Online 2001-08-24 accessed 2007-12-24
6. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B 9Q-CAC Kongolo Airport (KOO)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
7. Avin Direct accessed 2007-12-24 ^{[ dead link ]}
8. Eurocockpit (in French) accessed 2007-12-24