Date:	Wednesday 29 April 2009
Time:	06:00
Type:	Boeing 737-275
Owner/operator:	Bako Air
Registration:	TL-ADM
MSN:	22264/753
Year of manufacture:	1981
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3)
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Massamba, Bandundu Province -   Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV/FCBB)
Destination airport:	Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
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.

Crash de Kenge, 7 morts: deux Camerounais, deux Brazzavillois, un Centrafricain, un Zimbabwéen et un Français (Radio Okapi, 30-4-2009)
NTSB

photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ); 19 October 2001

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