Crash of a Boeing 737-247 in Massamba: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 29, 2009 at 0600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TL-ADM
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bangui – Brazzaville – Harare
MSN:
22264/753
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Bangui on a ferry flight to Harare with an intermediate stop in Brazzaville, carrying five technicians and two pilots. After being parked at Bangui Airport for almost a year without flying, the aircraft should be transferred to Harare for maintenance purposes. While in cruising altitude over DRC, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a dense wooded area near Massamba, Bandundu Province. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 7 occupants were killed.
