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NTSB accident investigation · Embraer EMB145 · Kolwezi, Congo - Kinshasa · November 17, 2025

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
November 17, 2025, 11:38 local (09:38 UTC)
Place
Kolwezi, Congo - Kinshasa · FZQM airport
Injuries
24 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
D2-AJBEmbraer EMB145
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear collapse
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202028

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
D2-AJB
Reported as
Embraer EMB145 (LU)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
456
Built
2001
Engine
Rolls-Royce AE3007, 7,580 hp, turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Airjet Angola
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
FZQA · Lubumbashi International Airport, OF
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
FZQM · Kolwezi Airport
Equipment
Unknown