Boeing 707 crash, Jan 16, 1997, Kananga
Boeing 707 accident on January 16, 1997 near Kananga, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the main...
- Date: January 16, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Kananga, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the main landing gear on landing, for reasons not determined.
A First International Airlines Boeing 707 cargo flight from Ostend via Kinshasa to Kananga had a main landing gear collapse on landing at Kananga. The aircraft veered off the runway and caught fire. All five crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.