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2019 Busy Bee crash

2019 CE · Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa · Disaster

2019 Busy Bee crash
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On 24 November 2019, a Dornier 228-201 twin turboprop aircraft, operated by local carrier Busy Bee Congo, crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma International Airport in a densely populated section of the city, killing 21 of the 22 on board and 6 on the ground. It is the deadliest accident involving the Dornier 228.

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