Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 April 2000
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-44D4-2
Owner/operator: Air Force of the D.R. Congo, lsf Africargo Airlines
Registration Number: TN-235
Location: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Ammunition storage and transport within the warehouse.Ammunition storage and transport within the warehouse.
Category: Other
A significant fire occurred at Kinshasa Airport, rapidly escalating into a devastating explosion involving a cargo of ammunition. This resulted in the deaths of approximately 109 people on the ground. Multiple aircraft, including a Congo Army Caravelle, a Government of Congo Boeing 707, two Canadair CL-44 planes, and an Antonov 28, sustained damage or destruction.A significant fire occurred at Kinshasa Airport, rapidly escalating into a devastating explosion involving a cargo of ammunition. This resulted in the deaths of approximately 109 people on the ground. Multiple aircraft, including a Congo Army Caravelle, a Government of Congo Boeing 707, two Canadair CL-44 planes, and an Antonov 28, sustained damage or destruction.
Description
A major fire erupted in a warehouse on the Kinshasa Airport and spread to a cargo of ammunition, causing several explosions. Some 109 people on the ground are said to have been killed. Several aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the fire. They included a Congo Army Caravelle (9Q-CZZ), a Government of Congo Boeing 707 (9Q-CGC), two Canadair CL-44 planes (3C-ZPO and TN-235) and an Antonov 28 (9Q-CZL).
Primary Cause
Accidental ignition of a cargo of ammunition within a warehouse at Kinshasa Airport.Accidental ignition of a cargo of ammunition within a warehouse at Kinshasa Airport.Share on:
