Airplane crashes in the east, no survivors
By MISNA
September 6, 2005
An old Antonov 26 aircraft crashed near the Isiro airport, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all 11 people abord including 3 crew members and 8 passengers. The old aircraft belonged to the private Congolese airline Galaxie'. According to eyewitnesses the accident was caused by a palm tree, which struck the airplane as it was landing. There was bad weather at the time of the accident and visibility was very low.
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