Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 July 2011
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-22 (WL)
Owner/operator: Hewa Bora Airways
Registration Number: 9Q-COP
Location: Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 77 / Occupants: 115
Component Affected: Boeing 727 aircraftBoeing 727 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport (FKI), D.R. Congo, resulting in the loss of 77 lives. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) to Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI). Initial reports indicate heavy rain, limited visibility, and thunderstorms hampered visibility during visual approach to runway 31, leading to the collision.A Boeing 727 crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport (FKI), D.R. Congo, resulting in the loss of 77 lives. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) to Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI). Initial reports indicate heavy rain, limited visibility, and thunderstorms hampered visibility during visual approach to runway 31, leading to the collision.
Description
A Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport (FKI), D.R. Congo. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) to Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI). Preliminary information from the DRC indicates that of the 115 persons on board, there were 77 fatalities, including the three flight crewmembers and two of the four cabin crew. The weather was reported to have been poor at the time of the accident with heavy rain, limited visibility and thunderstorms in the area. The airplane collided with the ground during visual approach to runway 31.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions ? heavy rain, limited visibility, and thunderstorms ? during visual approach to runway 31.Poor weather conditions ? heavy rain, limited visibility, and thunderstorms ? during visual approach to runway 31.Share on:
