Descripción:
A major fire erupted in a warehouse on the Kinshasa Airport and spread to a cargo of ammunition, causing several explosions. Some 109 people on the ground are said to have been killed. Several aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the fire. They included a Congo Army Caravelle (9Q-CZZ), a Government of Congo Boeing 707 (9Q-CGC), two Canadair CL-44 planes (3C-ZPO and TN-235) and an Antonov 28 (9Q-CZL).
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accident date: 14-04-2000
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: F-BJTI
| Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Fecha: | viernes 14 abril 2000 |
| Hora: | 11:30 |
| Tipo: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III |
| Operador: | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Registración: | 9Q-CZZ |
| Numéro de série: | 105 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1962-05-09 (38 years) |
| Motores: | 2 Rolls-Royce Avon 527B |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH) ( República Democrática del Congo)
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| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | - |
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A major fire erupted in a warehouse on the Kinshasa Airport and spread to a cargo of ammunition, causing several explosions. Some 109 people on the ground are said to have been killed. Several aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the fire. They included a Congo Army Caravelle (9Q-CZZ), a Government of Congo Boeing 707 (9Q-CGC), two Canadair CL-44 planes (3C-ZPO and TN-235) and an Antonov 28 (9Q-CZL).
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accident date: 14-04-2000
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: F-BJTI
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