Aviation accidents in Congo

The NTSB database holds 32 accidents and incidents in Congo, recorded between 1990 to 2025. 9 of them were fatal (28%), and 139 people died.

The deadliest year was 2011, with 77 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Cessna 402 and Piper PA-23.

18 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

139

Deaths

28%

Share fatal

1990 to 2025

Period

Show these on the map 14 of 32 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 7

2000s 5

2010s 10

2020s 10

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 10 Cessna 402 3 Piper PA-23 2 Beechcraft 1900 2 Boeing 727 2 Aero Commander 681 1

Operators involved

Compagnie Africaine d"Aviation 2 Congo Airways Ltd. 2 Serve Air 2 Africa Airlines 2 KMC Ventres 1 Serve Air Cargo 1

All 32 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Jul 2011	Boeing 727 9Q-COP	Kisangani, Congo no coordinates	Hewa Bora Airlines	Fatal	77
24 Nov 2019	Dornier 228 9S-GNH	Gomo, Congo no coordinates	Busy Bee Congo	Fatal	17
1 Sep 2008	Beechcraft 1900 ZS-OLD	Bukavu, Congo	Air Serv International	Fatal	17
20 Jun 2010	Unknown aircraft	Dima, Congo	Aero Service	Fatal	11
29 Apr 2009	Boeing 737 TL-ADM	Kwilu, Bandundu, Congo	Bako Air	Fatal	7
12 Feb 2012	Gulfstream G-IV N2SA	Bukavu, Congo	-	Fatal	4
15 Apr 2008	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 9Q-CHN	Goma, Congo no coordinates	Hewa Bora	Fatal	3
12 Oct 1993	Cessna 402B N7093L	Congo Town, Congo no coordinates	KMC Ventres	Fatal	2
9 May 2008	Bell 206 L-1 N5014V	Muanda, Congo	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	1
17 Nov 2025	Embraer EMB145 D2-AJB	Kolwezi, Congo	Airjet Angola	No injuries	-
27 Jun 2025	Boeing 737 ET-AXI	Kinshasa, Congo no coordinates	Asky Airlines	Unknown	-
5 May 2024	Boeing 737 9S-AKK	Kinshasa, Congo no coordinates	Serve Air Cargo	Unknown	-
17 Dec 2023	Boeing 737 TN-AKC	Brazzaville, Congo	Africa Airlines	Unknown	-
26 Aug 2023	Cessna 207 9S-LAL	Kamiji, Congo no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
29 Jul 2023	ATR ATR72 TN-AKA	Brazzavillec, Congo no coordinates	Africa Airlines	No injuries	-
8 Feb 2023	Boeing 737 5N-OTT	Brazzaville, Congo	Allied Air Cargo	No injuries	-
3 Feb 2022	Boeing 737 TN-AJY	Brazzaville, Congo no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
6 Feb 2021	Boeing 737 9S-AII	Kinshasa, Congo no coordinates	Serve Air	Unknown	-
1 Mar 2020	Boeing 737 CN-RNK	Brazzaville, Congo no coordinates	Royal Air Maroc	Unknown	-
21 Jan 2019	Boeing 737 9S-AHJ	Ndjili, Congo no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
29 Sep 2016	Beechcraft 1900 ZS-PZE	Mavivi, Congo	-	Unknown	-
16 Sep 2016	Boeing 727 9Q-CVS	Kamina, Congo	Serve Air	Unknown	-
2 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 9Q-DBJ	Mbuji Mayi, Congo	-	No injuries	-
1 Nov 2015	Gulfstream G1159 9Q-CND	Kinshasa, Congo	-	No injuries	-
2 Jan 2010	Unknown aircraft	Kinshasa, Congo	Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation	No injuries	-
19 Apr 2009	Unknown aircraft	Goma, Congo	Compagnie Africaine d"Aviation	Unknown	-
7 Jun 1998	Aero Commander 681 N100GL	Fresh Creek, Congo no coordinates	Wolf Dieter Seyfert	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1995	Cessna 402C N60LC	Congo Town, Congo no coordinates	Congo Airways Ltd.	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N5860Y	Mangrove Key, Congo no coordinates	Congo Air Charter Co.	Unknown	-
13 Jun 1994	Cessna 401A N60EM	Congotown, Congo no coordinates	Congo Airways Ltd.	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1993	Cessna 402B N60DN	Congo Town, Congo no coordinates	Aviation Associates Inc	Unknown	-
26 Jan 1990	Piper PA-23-250 N6086Y	Congotown, Congo no coordinates	Budson Investments Ltd	No injuries	-