Crashed jet was airworthy - army
Mar 14, 2009
UPDF has said that the plane that crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday morning was in good condition. Army spokesperson Maj. Felix Kulayigye said on Thursday that the force always takes great efforts to ensure that the planes are in good conditions before
By Barbara Among
UPDF has said that the plane that crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday morning was in good condition. Army spokesperson Maj. Felix Kulayigye said on Thursday that the force always takes great efforts to ensure that the planes are in good conditions before flying them.
“We want to assure the public that our aircrafts are tested by CAA,†said Maj. Kulayigye. “If there is any objection, we would comply.â€
A Soviet-era jet caught fire and crashed into Lake Victoria, killing 11 people, including three top Burundi officers.
The dead included a Burundian army general and two senior colleagues, four Russian crewmembers, a South African, an Indian and two Ugandans, a corporal and an airport loadmaster.
The plane was carrying tents and water purification equipment for the African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.
The accident occurred moments after the Ilyushin cargo plane, S0-SAB, operated by Aerolift left the airport. Dynacorp, an American company, had chartered the plane.
The aircraft plunged into the water at a place referred to as Magombe, loosely translated as graveyard, owing to the disasters that have occurred there in the past. Several boats have reportedly capsized in the area, fishermen disclosed.
UPDF has said that the plane that crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday morning was in good condition. Army spokesperson Maj. Felix Kulayigye said on Thursday that the force always takes great efforts to ensure that the planes are in good conditions before flying them.
“We want to assure the public that our aircrafts are tested by CAA,†said Maj. Kulayigye. “If there is any objection, we would comply.â€
A Soviet-era jet caught fire and crashed into Lake Victoria, killing 11 people, including three top Burundi officers.
The dead included a Burundian army general and two senior colleagues, four Russian crewmembers, a South African, an Indian and two Ugandans, a corporal and an airport loadmaster.
The plane was carrying tents and water purification equipment for the African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.
The accident occurred moments after the Ilyushin cargo plane, S0-SAB, operated by Aerolift left the airport. Dynacorp, an American company, had chartered the plane.
The aircraft plunged into the water at a place referred to as Magombe, loosely translated as graveyard, owing to the disasters that have occurred there in the past. Several boats have reportedly capsized in the area, fishermen disclosed.