Country
Democratic Republic of Congo
code

Lualaba

Crash of a Dornier DO.28A-1 in Kolwezi

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28A/B
Operator:
Registration:
KA-016
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3016
Location:
Kolwezi
Lualaba
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed at Kolwezi-Kengere Airport during March 1962 (exact date unknown).

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Kolwezi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1961
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KAT-04
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Humanitarian
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14814/26259
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kolwezi
Lualaba
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Owned by the Katanga Air Force, the airplane was seized by UNO last August 28 and used for humanitarian missions. During the month of September (exact date unknown), the aircraft was shut down and crashed in Kolwezi, killing both pilots.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL in Lualaba

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KP-2
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
20741
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lualaba
Lualaba
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Bound for Kolwezi, both engines failed simultaneously in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Lualaba, northeast of Kolwezi and came to rest in a prairie. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. It has the dual registration KP-2 & OT-CWB.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
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