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| Date: | Saturday 29 October 2022 |
| Time: | 03:35 |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Kasai |
| Registration: | 5Y-SKN |
| MSN: | 20110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW125B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | North of Kinshasa -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) |
| Sétif-Ain Arat Airport (QSF/DAAS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Fokker 50 aircraft of Air Kasaï was struck by lightning, 90 minutes after takeoff from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH).
The aircraft returned and safely landed at FIH. An inspection revealed that an alternator had been damaged in the lightning strike.
The flight was carrying the D.R.C. Under 23 football team to Algeria for a match.
Sources:
https://lookcharms.com/a-plane-crash-narrowly-avoided-by-the-drc-leopards/
https://footrdc.com/a-la-une/can_u23-q-le-calvaire-des-leopards-bloques-a-kinshasa-a-quelques-heures-du-match-retour-contre-lalgerie/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 2019 | 5Y-SKN | Rudufu Air | 0 | Takaba Airstrip, Mandera West |  |
non |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Media:
Voici le rapport technique de l'aéronef 5y-SKN de la compagnie aérienne Air Kasaï qui transportait les léopards de moins de 23 ans a destination de Sétif en Algérie a reçu une foudre décharge électrique après 1h30 de vol. pic.twitter.com/UvtCcLtl4K
— Schekinah Ekuba (@SchekinahE) October 29, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2022 15:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2022 15:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2022 15:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Oct-2022 15:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2022 16:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-Oct-2022 16:35 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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