And yet another crash.......

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This time it's a puddle hopper.

Let L-410 African Air Services Commuter
14 FEB 2011 Let L-410 (9Q-CIF) of African Air Services Commuter, Mont Biega- 2(2 )
Date: 14 FEB 2011
Time: ca 16:15
Type: Let L-410
Operator: African Air Services Commuter
Registration: 9Q-CIF
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Engines: 2
Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Ground fatalities:
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: Mont Biega (Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: En route
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY)
Destination airport: Lusenge Airfield ()
Flightnumber:
A Let 410 cargo plane, registration 9Q-CIF, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Mont Biega, D.R. Congo. Both crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) to Lusenge.

AIRCRAFT PROFILE LET 410
Last fatal accident involving a Let 410: 14-FEB-2011 Let L-410UVP-E20 HR-AUQ Central American Airways - CAA - 14 fatalties (0 days ago)
Total number of hull-losses: 93 (of which 82 were accidents)
34th worst accident involving a Let 410
Survival rate for all fatal Let 410 accidents: on average 28.3 % of all occupants survived fatal accidents

COUNTRY PROFILE CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
Last fatal airliner/bizjet accident in Congo (Democratic Republic): 21-OCT-2010 Let L-410UVP 9Q-CUA TRACEP - 2 fatalities (116 days ago)
Total number of fatal airliner/bizjet accidents: 59
Total number of airliner/bizjet fatalities: 754
54th worst airliner/bizjet accident in Congo (Democratic Republic)

The country is rated Cat. 2 in FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA)