Boeing 707 crash, Sep 7, 2001, Lubumbashi
Boeing 707 accident on September 7, 2001 near Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of a right main gear...
- Date: September 7, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of a right main gear component during the takeoff roll. Sources differ on which part failed, and no official report was found.
On the takeoff roll at Lubumbashi, a component on the right main gear of the Equaflight Boeing 707 failed. After liftoff the gear would not retract, so the crew returned to Lubumbashi, where the aircraft veered off the runway into a ditch. All three crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.