Boeing 727-200 crash, Jan 2, 2010, Kinshasa-N'Djili
Boeing 727-200 accident on January 2, 2010 near Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Loss...
- Date: January 2, 2010
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control after touchdown on a flooded runway in heavy rain. The detailed cause was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Boeing 727 cargo flight landed at Kinshasa N'Djili in heavy rain with poor visibility. After touchdown the aircraft passed through standing water, control was lost, and it veered off the right side of the runway, losing its undercarriage in a grassy area. All four occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.