Embraer EMB145 D2-AJB
17 November 2025 · Kolwezi, Congo · No injuries
Summary
On 17 November 2025 at about 09:38 local time, a Embraer EMB145 registered D2-AJB, operated by Airjet Angola, was involved in an accident near Kolwezi, Congo. 24 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 09:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kolwezi, Congo
- Nearest airport
- Kolwezi Airport (FZQM)
- Coordinates
- -10.7638, 25.5075
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB145
- Registration
- D2-AJB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Operator
- Airjet Angola
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lubumbashi International Airport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- ENG26WA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2025 | Embraer EMB145 | Sokoto, Nigeria | Africa World Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Embraer EMB145 | Paris, France | Amelia International | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Embraer EMB145 | Freeport, Bahamas | American Eagle | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2019 | Embraer EMB145 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Piedmont Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2019 | Embraer EMB145 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Envoy Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2019 | Embraer EMB145 | Presque Isle, Maine, United States | Commutair | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | Boeing 737 | Kinshasa, Congo | Asky Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 5 May 2024 | Boeing 737 | Kinshasa, Congo | Serve Air Cargo | Unknown | - |
| 17 Dec 2023 | Boeing 737 | Brazzaville, Congo | Africa Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 8 Feb 2023 | Boeing 737 | Brazzaville, Congo | Allied Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2023 | ATR ATR72 | Brazzavillec, Congo | Africa Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Cessna 207 | Kamiji, Congo | - | Unknown | - |