Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 October 1997
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
Owner/operator: Lina Congo
Registration Number: TN-ACP
Location: Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV) –
ÿ Congo
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Other
A fighter aircraft struck by a rocket near the right-hand forward door resulted in severe damage to the fuselage and wings. Machine-gun fire was subsequently directed at the aircraft.A fighter aircraft struck by a rocket near the right-hand forward door resulted in severe damage to the fuselage and wings. Machine-gun fire was subsequently directed at the aircraft.
Description
Struck by a rocket near the right hand forward door. The rocket didn’t explode, but a fire erupted, causing severe damage to the forward fuselage. The wings were later hit by machine-gun fire during fightings near Brazzaville.
Primary Cause
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