Nord 262 crash, Oct 2, 2006, Kikwit
Nord 262 accident on October 2, 2006 near Kikwit, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional control after...
- Date: October 2, 2006
- Aircraft: Nord 262
- Location: Kikwit, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of directional control after touchdown on a wet runway in heavy rain. No official investigation report was found.
A Nord 262 on a scheduled flight from Kinshasa landed at Kikwit in heavy rain. After touchdown it drifted left off the runway and lost its left main gear in bushes. All occupants escaped uninjured.