Last updated: 3 August 2020
| 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) ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kinshasa (unknown airport), Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The airplane was shot down by rebel forces with a 9K32 Strela-2 shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (also known as SA-7) 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
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accident date: 10-10-1998
type: Boeing 727-30
registration: A4O-CF
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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