1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash
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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 take-off from Kindu Airport
, during climbout, on . All 41 occupants of the aircraft perished in the accident.
9Q-CSG, that had its maiden flight on . The airframe was old at the time of the accident.
Boeing 727
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 aircraft crashed into dense jungle near Kindu
while the captain attempted an emergency landing. All 41 people on board perished.
Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises was the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1997, when it was established to succeed the folded Air Zaire, and 2008, when it was disestablished....
crash refers to a non-scheduled domestic Kindu
Kindu
Kindu is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu....
–Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
passenger service that was shot down by rebel forces, just after take-off from Kindu Airport
Kindu Airport
Kindu Airport is an airport in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo ....
, during climbout, on . All 41 occupants of the aircraft perished in the accident.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-100, registrationAircraft registration
An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
9Q-CSG, that had its maiden flight on . The airframe was old at the time of the accident.
Accident
The Lignes Aériennes CongolaisesLignes Aeriennes Congolaises
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises was the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1997, when it was established to succeed the folded Air Zaire, and 2008, when it was disestablished....
Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
took off from Kindu
Kindu
Kindu is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu....
Airport (KND/FZOA) on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to N'djili Airport in Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
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
Strela 2
The 9K32 “Strela-2” is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance...
surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
. The aircraft crashed into dense jungle near Kindu
Kindu
Kindu is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu....
while the captain attempted an emergency landing. All 41 people on board perished.