Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 07 DEC 2005 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operating for: | Wimbi Dira Airways |
| Leased from: | Wetrafa |
| Registration: | 9Q-CWF ? |
| C/n / msn: | 47531/638 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mbandaka Airport (MDK/FZEA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), Congo (Democratic Republic) | |
| Flightnumber: | 422 |
Ran off the runway 24 on landing, collapsing the nose gear.
Sources:
» Le Potentiel
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 SEP 1971 | OE-LDE | Austrian Airlines | |
| 28 APR 1982 | EC-DQQ | Spantax | leased |
| 03 APR 1983 | OE-LDE | Austrian Airlines | returned |
| N525TX | New York Air | ||
| N525NY | New York Air | new registration | |
| 01 FEB 1987 | N525NY | Continental Airlines | airline merged |
| N15525 | Continental Airlines | new registration | |
| 16 OCT 2000 | 9Q-CWF | Wetrafa Airlift | |
| 9Q-CWF | Ecuato Guineana de Aviacion | ||
| 9Q-CWF | Wetrafa Airlift | returned |
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 Mbandaka Airport to Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 580 km (363 miles).
Distance from Mbandaka Airport to Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 580 km (363 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
