Draft:Cetraca Aviation Service
| Submission declined on 30 July 2024 by DoubleGrazing (talk). Resubmitted without any attempt to address the decline reason, therefore previous decline still stands.
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| Submission declined on 30 July 2024 by DoubleGrazing (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by DoubleGrazing 3 months ago.
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| Submission declined on 30 July 2024 by KylieTastic (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by KylieTastic 3 months ago.
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Comment: Three sources, none of which provides significant coverage of the airline itself, is not enough to establish notability per WP:NCORP. DoubleGrazing (talk) 11:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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| Founded | 2003, 2023 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2015, 17 March, 2024 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Beni Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
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Restarting | |||||||
Cetraca Aviation Service is a defunct airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The airline only operated domestic routes around Congo. Its operating base is Beni Airport. It closed in March 17, 2024 due to an accident with one of their aircraft and is currently being restarted as of 2024.[1]
History
[edit]The airline was opened in 2003 with a Let L-410 UVP as its fleet, due to an accident in 2012, the airline closed 3 years later in 2015.[1]
The airline was later reopened in 2023.[1] The airline ceased operations again in 17 March, 2024 due to a major accident involving one of their L-410s, causing the airline to lose their certification. The airline is now restarting as of 2024.[1]
Fleet
[edit]The fleet only consists of 3 L-410 UVP, which 2 have been involved in accidents, one of the L-410s’ registration is unknown.
- 9Q-CAZ (written off, possibly)[2]
- 9S-GPB (written off, possibly)[3]
- TBA (registration unknown, no known source except mentions)[4]
Destinations
[edit]- Beni Airport (operating base)
- Butembo Airport
- Goma Airport
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- 30 October 2012: A L-410UVP (9Q-CAZ) crashed when the aircraft went off the runway due to a excursion causing the aircraft substantial damages.[5]
- 17 March 2024: A L-410UVP (9S-GBP) crashed when the aircraft went off the runway when the aircraft was caught by strong gust and blown off the runway when landing at Butembo and came to a stop when the right gear collapsed as well as damages to the right wing and the horizontal stabilizer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "CAS (Cetraca Aviation Services) history from Africa, DR Congo". Airline History. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Runway excursion Accident Let L-410UVP 9Q-CAZ, Tuesday 30 October 2012". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Accident Let L-410UVP 9S-GPB, Sunday 17 March 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "CAS (Cetraca Aviation Services) history from Africa, DR Congo". Airline History. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Runway excursion Accident Let L-410UVP 9Q-CAZ, Tuesday 30 October 2012". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Accident Let L-410UVP 9S-GPB, Sunday 17 March 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.