Narrative:
The Boeing 707 cargo plane touched down 38 m short of the runway threshold at Goma Airport, D.R. Congo. The right hand main undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft ran off the runway to the right, coming to rest after 300 m.
accident date: 01-03-1990
type: Boeing 707-329C
registration: 9Q-CVG
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 March 1990 |
| Time: | 09:53 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-329C |
| Operator: | Katale Aero Transport |
| Registration: | 9Q-CVG |
| MSN: | 19162/480 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
The Boeing 707 cargo plane touched down 38 m short of the runway threshold at Goma Airport, D.R. Congo. The right hand main undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft ran off the runway to the right, coming to rest after 300 m.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/95Photos
accident date: 01-03-1990
type: Boeing 707-329C
registration: 9Q-CVG
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport to Goma Airport as the crow flies is 1554 km (971 miles).
Distance from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport to Goma Airport as the crow flies is 1554 km (971 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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