Boeing 727-100 crash, Apr 27, 1994 (7 killed), M'Banza Congo
Boeing 727-100 accident on April 27, 1994 near M'Banza Congo, Zaire, Angola with 7 fatalities. Cause: The crew flew a too-low approach to the short...
- Date: April 27, 1994
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: M'Banza Congo, Zaire, Angola
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew flew a too-low approach to the short runway and struck the ground before the threshold.
A Transafrik Boeing 727 cargo flight from Luanda made a low approach to M'Banza Congo and struck the ground short of the runway. It bounced and struck again, then slid, and its right wing struck a bus. Seven people on the bus were killed, and the three crew escaped with minor injuries.