Narrative:
The Nord overran the runway on takeoff, struck cars and trucks before coming to rest on a railway track. Reportedly, the aircraft was overloaded.
» Aviation Letter 306
» Flight International
» Pierre Catoul
» Scramble 167
accident date: 27-01-1993
type: Nord 262A-44
registration: F-GBEK
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1993 |
| Type: |  Nord 262A-44 |
| Operator: | Trans Service Airlift |
| Registration: | 9Q-CJK |
| MSN: | 11 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Engines: | 2 Turbomeca Bastan VI-C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 21 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kinshasa-N'Dolo Airport (NLO) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa-N'Dolo Airport (NLO/FZAB), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Tembo Airstrip, Congo (Democratic Republic) |
The Nord overran the runway on takeoff, struck cars and trucks before coming to rest on a railway track. Reportedly, the aircraft was overloaded.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Scramble 168» Aviation Letter 306
» Flight International
» Pierre Catoul
» Scramble 167
Photos
accident date: 27-01-1993
type: Nord 262A-44
registration: F-GBEK
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kinshasa-N'Dolo Airport to Tembo Airstrip as the crow flies is 434 km (271 miles).
Distance from Kinshasa-N'Dolo Airport to Tembo Airstrip as the crow flies is 434 km (271 miles).
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