Date: | Wednesday 29 April 2009 |
Time: | 06:00 |
Type: | Boeing 737-275 |
Owner/operator: | Bako Air |
Registration: | TL-ADM |
MSN: | 22264/753 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Massamba, Bandundu Province -
Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB) |
Destination airport: | Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Boeing 737 was destroyed during an accident near Massamba Village, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Both pilots and five engineers died in the accident.
The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Bangui Airport (BGF), Central African Republic to Harare Airport (HRE), Zimbabwe with a refueling stop at Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV), Congo. In Harare the 737 was to undergo maintenance.
Sources:
Crash de Kenge, 7 morts: deux Camerounais, deux Brazzavillois, un Centrafricain, un Zimbabwéen et un Français (Radio Okapi, 30-4-2009)
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ); 19 October 2001
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