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08 JUL 2011 Boeing 727-030 (WL) (9Q-COP ?) of Hewa Bora Airways, Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI)- 74(118 )

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Date: 08 JUL 2011
Time: ca 14:30
Type: Boeing 727-030 (WL)
Operator: Hewa Bora Airways
Registration: 9Q-COP ?
C/n / msn: 18933/185
First flight: 1965
Engines: 3
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 6
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 118
Ground fatalities:
Airplane damage: Destroyed
Location: Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: Landing
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH)
Destination airport: Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI)
Flightnumber: 952
A Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashed on landing at Kisangani Airport (FKI), D.R. Congo. The aiplane operated on a domestic flight from Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) to Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI). The weather was reported to have been poor at the time of the accident with heavy rain, limited visibility and thunderstorms in the area. There are conflicting reports about the number of occupants and fatalities. Hewa Bora said the plane was carrying 112 passengers and a crew made up of three pilots, two stewardesses and a mechanic. Authorities put the number of fatalities at 74 after initial confusion about the number of casualties. The identity of the plane has not been confirmed. Latest reports from the region suggest that four Boeing 727-200’s owned by Hewa Bora (9Q-CHD, -CHE, -CHF and -CHG) are stored at Kinshasa (FIH) while a Boeing 727-030 (9Q-COP) was planned to re-enter service in 2011. According Hewa Bora’s web site the airplane operates two Boeing 727 aircraft with a seating arrangement of 137 economy and 12 business class seats.
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