Douglas DC-8 crash, Oct 16, 1999, Kinshasa-N'Djili
Douglas DC-8 accident on October 16, 1999 near Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong...
- Date: October 16, 1999
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration, with the aircraft unstable and misaligned on the approach when it landed hard.
A Continental Cargo Airlines DC-8 landed hard and left of centerline at Kinshasa-N'Djili after a short visual approach flown with low fuel. The aircraft veered off the runway, lost its undercarriage and burned. All eight occupants got out, one with minor injuries.