# NTSB DCA08RA050: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51, Goma, Congo - Kinshasa, April 15, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 15, 2008
- Place: Goma, Congo - Kinshasa
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 40 fatal, 111 serious, 51 uninjured; on the ground: 37 fatal, 71 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08RA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67845/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08RA050

## Factual narrative

On April 15, 2008, a Hewa Bora DC-9-51, registration 9Q-CHN, overran runway 18 and crashed into a residential area after aborting the takeoff. The aircraft was destroyed along with several residential buildings.  Of the 86 passengers and 8 crewmembers onboard, 3 passengers received fatal injuries and 40 received minor or serious injuries.  Initial reports indicate there were 37 ground persons that received fatal injuries and 71 that received minor or serious injuries.

The investigation is being conducted by the Republic of Congo. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9Q-CHN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Hewa Bora
- Departed: Goma
- Destination: Kinshasa

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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