Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 October 1998
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-30
Owner/operator: Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises – LAC / CAL
Registration Number: 9Q-CSG
Location: near Kindu Airport (KND) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41
Component Affected: Boeing 737-800 aircraft (specifically, the shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile system).Boeing 737-800 aircraft (specifically, the shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile system).
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft was shot down by rebel forces near Kinshasa, supporting a flight from Kindu to Kinshasa. The aircraft crashed into dense jungle following a failed emergency landing attempt by the captain.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft was shot down by rebel forces near Kinshasa, supporting a flight from Kindu to Kinshasa. The aircraft crashed into dense jungle following a failed emergency landing attempt by the captain.
Description
The airplane was shot down by rebel forces with a 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (also known as SA-7) about three minutes after leaving Kindu for Kinshasa. The Boeing crashed into dense jungle while the captain tried to carry out an emergency landing.
Primary Cause
Strelia-2 missile launch by rebel forces.Strelia-2 missile launch by rebel forces.Share on:
