Boeing 727-200 crash, Jan 25, 2008, Pointe-Noire
Boeing 727-200 accident on January 25, 2008 near Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire City District, Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Brake failure on the An-12...
- Date: January 25, 2008
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire City District, Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: Brake failure on the An-12 while taxiing, which led to loss of control; the failure is believed to be the cause.
A Boeing 727 was parked at Pointe-Noire when an Antonov An-12 that had just landed lost control while leaving the runway and approaching the apron. The An-12 struck the empty parked 727, and both aircraft were damaged beyond repair. All six An-12 crew were injured, two of them pilots seriously.