Hewa Bora Airways Boeing 727-100 plane crash
Key facts
- Airline
- Hewa Bora Airways
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-100
- Location
- Kisangani, Congo
- Date
- 8th July, 2011
- People on board
- 118
- Fatalities
- 74
Accident account
The Boeing 727-100 operated by Hewa Bora took off from Kinshasa, Congo, for a passenger flight to Kisangani, Congo. 112 passengers and 6 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport, killing 74 people. 44 people survived.
The weather conditions at the time of the accident were very poor, with heavy rain, low visibility, thunderstorms in the area reported. The plane missed its landing on Kisangani's runway and broke up coming to rest about 600 meters from the runway.
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Accident location
The aircraft (Boeing 727-100)
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