Democratic Republic of the Congo air safety profile
Last updated: 11 April 2010


  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital:Kinshasa
Continent: Africa
Fatal accidents in Democratic Republic of the Congo:70
Accidents fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo:902

Fatal accidents per year

Audit information
» Democratic Republic of the Congo is rated Category 2 in FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA)
» ICAO Safety Oversight Audit information (under the Comprehensive Systems Approach, since 2005 )
» 22-MAR-2006: All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC), with the exception of Hewa Bora Airways, are subject to a ban within the European Community. Hewa Bora Airways is subject to an operational restriction and is only allowed to a specific aircraft.
» 11-APR-2008: All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC), are subject to a ban within the European Community.

Democratic Republic of the Congo- Accident & incidents:

186 occurrences in the ASN safety database,
showing occurrence 1 - 10

date type registration operator fat. location   pic cat
04-MAR-2013Fokker 50 9Q-CBD EU blacklist CAA 7 Goma Airport... A1
30-OCT-2012Let L-410UVP 9Q-CAZ EU blacklist Cetraca Aviation Service 0 Butembo Airport A2
20-JUN-2012Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 9Q-CIT EU blacklist ITAB 0 Pweto Airpor...   A1
12-FEB-2012Gulfstream G-IV N2SA Trident Aviation Services, opf. Katanga Express 4+ 2 Bukavu-Kavum... A1
30-JAN-2012Antonov 28 9Q-CUN EU blacklist TRACEP-Congo Aviation 3 near Namoya   A1
??-OCT-2011Antonov 28 9Q-CSX EU blacklist Swala Aviation 0 Shabunda Air...   A1
08-JUL-2011Boeing 727-022 (WL) 9Q-COP EU blacklist Hewa Bora Airways 77 Kisangani-Ba... A1
04-APR-2011Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional 4L-GAE Georgian Airways, opf. UN 32 Kinshasa-N'D... A1
14-FEB-2011Let L-410UVP 9Q-CIF EU blacklist African Air Services Commuter 2 Mont Biega A1
21-OCT-2010Let L-410UVP 9Q-CUA EU blacklist TRACEP-Congo Aviation 2 near Bugulumisa   A1