Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 15 APR 2008 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 |
| Operator: | Hewa Bora Airways |
| Registration: | 9Q-CHN |
| C/n / msn: | 47731/860 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 86 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 94 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 37 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Kisangani Airport (FKI/FZIA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Failed to lift off the runway 18 on takeoff, reportedly after passing through a puddle, what caused loss of thrust in one of the engines. The airplane continued into a residential area, crashed 100m from runway 36 threshold and caught fire. According to many sources all survived, but some also state two deaths or (at least) 60 survivors. Officials put the death toll at 44, passengers on the plane as well as persons on the ground.
Sources:
» Crash de Goma : 44 morts, 60 passagers rescapés, 13 disparus (Radio Okapi 18-4-2008)
» NTSB
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 AUG 1977 | N992EA | Eastern Airlines | |
| N410EA | Eastern Airlines | new registration | |
| 23 DEC 1993 | N410EA | TWA | leased |
| 30 JUN 1999 | N410EA | Allegiant Air | |
| 09 JUN 2005 | 3D-BOA | Hewa Bora Airways | |
| S9-DBH | Hewa Bora Airways | new registration | |
| 9Q-CHN | Hewa Bora Airways | new registration |
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 Goma Airport to Kisangani Airport as the crow flies is 513 km (320 miles).
Distance from Goma Airport to Kisangani Airport as the crow flies is 513 km (320 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.
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