Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crash, Aug 8, 2002, Kinshasa-N'Djili
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar accident on August 8, 2002 near Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities....
- Date: August 8, 2002
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
- Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The reason for the No. 3 engine failure is not stated in the available sources.
A Hewa Bora L-1011 with 200 people on board lost its No. 3 engine over Gabon on a flight to Brussels and returned to Kinshasa. All tyres burst on touchdown and the aircraft skidded to a stop. Everyone evacuated safely, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.