Last updated: 16 February 2019
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 10 October 1998 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-30 |
| Operator: | Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises - LAC / CAL |
| Registration: | 9Q-CSG |
| C/n / msn: | 18369/125 |
| First flight: | 1965-03-10 (33 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kindu Airport (KND) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Kinshasa (unknown airport), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
The airplane was shot down by rebel forces with a Russian-made SA-7 rocket about three minutes after leaving Kindu for Kinshasa. The Boeing crashed into dense jungle while the captain tried to carry out an emergency landing.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundLoss of control
Sources:
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999» Tommy Maurer
Photos
Boeing 727-30 msn 18369 is seen here operating for one of the previous owners
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.
languages: 
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