Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A small aircraft crashed into houses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 19 aboard and several people on the ground Sunday morning, officials said.
The Dornier-228 twin-turboprop aircraft, operated by private airline Busy Bee, crashed into houses in the Mapendo district in Goma shortly after takeoff from the airport, provincial governor Nzanzu Kasivita Carly said in a statement obtained by CNN.