Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 January 1993
Aircraft Type: Nord 262A-44
Owner/operator: Trans Service Airlift
Registration Number: 9Q-CJK
Location: Kinshasa-N’Dolo Airport (NLO) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and/or fuel system.Aircraft engine and/or fuel system.
Category: Accident
A Nord Air flight experienced a catastrophic takeoff, resulting in significant damage to surrounding infrastructure and vehicles. The aircraft overloaded, leading to a collision with runway and subsequent grounding on a railway track.A Nord Air flight experienced a catastrophic takeoff, resulting in significant damage to surrounding infrastructure and vehicles. The aircraft overloaded, leading to a collision with runway and subsequent grounding on a railway track.
Description
The Nord overran the runway on takeoff, struck cars and trucks before coming to rest on a railway track. Reportedly, the aircraft was overloaded.
Primary Cause
Overloading of the aircraft.Overloading of the aircraft.Share on:
