1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 crash
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| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 October 1998 |
| Summary | Airliner shootdown |
| Site | Near Kindu Airport, Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2°57′0″N 25°57′0″E / 2.95000°N 25.95000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-30 |
| Operator | Lignes Aériennes Congolaises |
| Registration | 9Q-CSG |
| Flight origin | Kindu Airport |
| Destination | N'djili Airport |
| Occupants | 41 |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 41 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 10 October 1998, a Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 flying a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kindu to Kinshasawas shot down by rebel forces shortly after taking off. All 41 occupants on board the aircraft were killed.[1]
Aircraft[edit]
The aircraft involved was a Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30, registration 9Q-CSG, that had its maiden flight on 10 March 1965.[1][2]
Description of the event[edit]
The Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30 took off from Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA) on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to N'djili Airport in Kinshasa with 38 passengers and 3 crew on board. Only 3 minutes into the flight, the rear of the aircraft was struck by a Russian-made shoulder-fired Strela 2 surface-to-air missile launched by rebel forces during the Second Congo War. The captain attempted an emergency landing, but the 727 crashed into a dense jungle near Kindu. All 41 people on board died.[1][3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Airline safety review – Fatal events: hostile action or unlawful Interference with aircraft safety". Flight International: 28. 13–19 January 1999. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "CRASH OF A BOEING 727-30 NEAR KINDU: 41 KILLED". Bureau of Accidents Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Insurgents in Congo Shoot Down an Airliner Carrying 40 People". The New York Times. 11 October 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "No survivors in airliner shot down by DRC rebels". Mail & Guardian. 11 October 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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