# NTSB DCA16WA231: Boeing 727, Kamina, Congo - Kinshasa, September 16, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 16, 2016, 13:21 local (13:21 UTC)
- Place: Kamina, Congo - Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -8.728888, 24.991388 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-8.7289&lon=24.9914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA231
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94165/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA231

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Dem. Republic of Congo (DRC) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 727 airplane that occurred on September 16, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of DRC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and engine.All investigative information will be released by the government of DRC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9Q-CVS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Serve Air
- Registered owner: Serve Air

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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