<p>M. Stavros, general director of the Hewa Bora Airways, which operated the crashed aircraft, confirmed the number of deaths in the Friday's accident, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />The Hewa Bora Airways plane was enroute Kinshasa to Kisangani and Goma.<br /><br />Media reports earlier said that at least 53 survivors had been pulled out from the wreckage of the Boeing 727. <br /><br />DR Congo's transport ministry, however, was quoted in reports as saying that the toll reached 127, with 51 people surviving the tragedy.<br /><br />The plane crashed into forests as the pilot tried to land amid stormy weather but couldn't get onto the runway, said reports.</p>
<p>M. Stavros, general director of the Hewa Bora Airways, which operated the crashed aircraft, confirmed the number of deaths in the Friday's accident, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />The Hewa Bora Airways plane was enroute Kinshasa to Kisangani and Goma.<br /><br />Media reports earlier said that at least 53 survivors had been pulled out from the wreckage of the Boeing 727. <br /><br />DR Congo's transport ministry, however, was quoted in reports as saying that the toll reached 127, with 51 people surviving the tragedy.<br /><br />The plane crashed into forests as the pilot tried to land amid stormy weather but couldn't get onto the runway, said reports.</p>