Boeing 727-100 crash, Oct 10, 1998 (41 killed), Kindu
Boeing 727-100 accident on October 10, 1998 near Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo with 41 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a SA-7 (SAM-7)...
- Date: October 10, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 41
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a SA-7 (SAM-7) surface-to-air missile, according to the sources reviewed.
A Boeing 727 operated by Congo Airlines on a domestic charter from Kindu to Kinshasa was climbing out when the captain reported an explosion in the rear of the aircraft. He kept radio contact for a few minutes before the aircraft crashed in jungle about 39 km east of the airport. All 41 people on board were killed.