# NTSB DCA10WA044: Goma, Congo - Kinshasa, April 19, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 19, 2009, 11:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Goma, Congo - Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -1.670833, 29.238332
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.6708&lon=29.2383&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75648/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA044

## Factual narrative

On November 19, 2010, about 0900 UTC, 9Q-CAB, an MD-80 operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, a domestic scheduled passenger flight, overran runway 36 during landing and struck obstacles at Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There were 117 persons aboard, and 20 passengers were injured. The airplane was destroyed. There was no fire. The flight originated at Kinshasa, DRC. The investigation is being conducted by the Congo Ministry of Transport. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design/manufacture.

## Aircraft

- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Compagnie Africaine d"Aviation
- Registered owner: Compagnie Africaine d"Aviation
- Airport: FZNA, Goma International, runway 36, 6,545 ×  ft

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