Boeing 727 9Q-COP

Summary

On 8 July 2011 at about 13:11 local time, a Boeing 727 registered 9Q-COP, operated by Hewa Bora Airlines, was involved in an accident near Kisangani, Congo. 112 people were on board and 77 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 July 2011 at 13:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Kisangani, Congo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 727

Registration

9Q-COP

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Hewa Bora Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA11RA080

77 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 8, 2011 about 1311 UTC (1511 local time), a Hewa Bora Airways Boeing 727-100, 9Q-COP, a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operating as Hewa Bora flight 952, collided with the ground during visual approach to runway 31 at Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Preliminary information from the DRC indicates that of the 115 persons on board, there were 77 fatalities, including the three flight crewmembers and two of the four cabin crew. The airplane was destroyed and consumed by post-crash fire. The departure point was Kinshasa, DRC. An instrument flight plan was filed, and the weather was reported as heavy rain and poor visibility with thunderstorms in the vicinity of the airport. The investigation is being conducted by the Government of the DRC. All inquiries should be directed to them at: Direction de l'Aéronautique Civile Ministère des Transports et Communications Building Ontara, boulevard du 30 juin B.P. 3304 Kinshasa/Gombe République démocratique du Congo

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.