Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 29 APR 2009 |
| Time: | ca 06:00 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-275 |
| Operator: | Bako Air |
| Registration: | TL-ADM |
| C/n / msn: | 22264/753 |
| First flight: | 1981-04-03 (28 years 1 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A(HK3) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Massamba, Bandundu Province (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB), Congo |
| Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA), Zimbabwe |
A Boeing 737 was destroyed during an accident near Massamba Village, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Both pilots and five engineers died in the accident.
The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Bangui Airport (BGF), Central African Republic to Harare Airport (HRE), Zimbabwe with a refueling stop at Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV), Congo. In Harare the 737 was to undergo maintenance.
Sources:
» Crash de Kenge, 7 morts: deux Camerounais, deux Brazzavillois, un Centrafricain, un Zimbabwéen et un Français (Radio Okapi, 30-4-2009)
» NTSB
Statistics
106th loss of a Boeing 737-200
44th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
44th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
32nd worst accident in Congo (Democratic Republic) (at the time)
32nd worst accident in Congo (Democratic Republic) (currently) » figures explained
44th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
44th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
32nd worst accident in Congo (Democratic Republic) (at the time)
32nd worst accident in Congo (Democratic Republic) (currently) » figures explained
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 APR 1981 | C-GPPW | Pacific Western Airlines | |
| 26 APR 1987 | C-GPPW | Canadian Airlines International | airline merged |
| 05 APR 2001 | C-GPPW | Air Canada | |
| 03 SEP 2003 | N2264 | WFBN | |
| 30 SEP 2003 | N2264 | Eagle Aviation | |
| 21 DEC 2005 | TL-ADM | Bako Air | |
| 13 MAR 2006 | TN-TAC | Trans Air Congo | |
| unknown | TL-ADM | unknown |
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 Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB) to Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA) as the crow flies is 2279 km (1424 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.
Distance from Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB) to Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA) as the crow flies is 2279 km (1424 miles).
