1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash

1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash
	A Boeing 727 similar to the accident aircraft
shootdown
Date	10 October 1998
Summary	Airliner shootdown
Site	Near Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo ; 2°57′0″N 25°57′0″E / 2.95000°N 25.95000°ECoordinates: 2°57′0″N 25°57′0″E / 2.95000°N 25.95000°E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 727-30
Operator	Lignes Aériennes Congolaises
Registration	9Q-CSG
Flight origin	Kindu Airport
Destination	N'djili Airport
Passengers	38
Crew	3
Fatalities	41
Survivors	0

The 1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash refers to a non-scheduled domestic Kindu–Kinshasa passenger service that was shot down by rebel forces, just after takeoff from Kindu Airport, during climbout, on 10 October 1998.^[1] All 41 occupants of the aircraft perished in the incident.^[1]

Aircraft[]

The aircraft involved was a Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30, registration 9Q-CSG, that had its maiden flight on 10 March 1965.^[1]^[2] The airframe was 33 years old at the time of the crash.

Description of the event[]

The Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30 took off from Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA) on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to N'djili Airport in Kinshasa with 38 passengers and 3 crew on board. Only 3 minutes into the flight, the rear of the aircraft was struck by a Russian-made shoulder-fired Strela 2 surface-to-air missile. The captain attempted an emergency landing, but the 727 crashed into a dense jungle near Kindu. All 41 people on board perished.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
^ "Airline safety review – Fatal events: hostile action or unlawful Interference with aircraft safety". Flight International: 28. 13–19 January 1999. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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[ASN-1] Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 June 2012.

[FI-2] "Airline safety review – Fatal events: hostile action or unlawful Interference with aircraft safety". Flight International: 28. 13–19 January 1999. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

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