# NTSB DCA11RA080: Boeing 727, Kisangani, Congo - Kinshasa, July 8, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 8, 2011, 13:11 local (13:11 UTC)
- Place: Kisangani, Congo - Kinshasa
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 77 fatal, 35 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11RA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81073/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11RA080

## Factual narrative

On July 8, 2011 about 1311 UTC (1511 local time), a Hewa Bora Airways Boeing 727-100, 9Q-COP, a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operating as Hewa Bora flight 952, collided with the ground during visual approach to runway 31 at Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Preliminary information from the DRC indicates that of the 115 persons on board, there were 77 fatalities, including the three flight crewmembers and two of the four cabin crew. The airplane was destroyed and consumed by post-crash fire. The departure point was Kinshasa, DRC. An instrument flight plan was filed, and the weather was reported as heavy rain and poor visibility with thunderstorms in the vicinity of the airport. The investigation is being conducted by the Government of the DRC. All inquiries should be directed to them at: Direction de l'Aéronautique Civile Ministère des Transports et Communications Building Ontara, boulevard du 30 juin B.P. 3304 Kinshasa/Gombe République démocratique du Congo

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9Q-COP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727 (100)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18323
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Hewa Bora Airlines

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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