2002 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash

Fatal passenger plane crash in Bangui, Central African Republic Events April 2026 May 2025 2002 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash Accident Boeing 707-123B AN0070116.jpg The aircraft involved in the accident with a previous operator 2002 07 04 y Crashed on approach Guitangola, near Bangui Airport, Central African Republic 4 21 49 N 18 31 55 E type:event inline,title Boeing 707-123B Prestige Airlines 9XR-IS 30 21 9 2 28 2 N'Djamena Airport, N'Djamena, Chad Maya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo On 4 July 2002, a Boeing 707 operated by Prestige Airlines crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing at Bangui Airport, killing 28 of the 30 people on board.Accident description http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020704-0 31 May 2014 aviation-safety.net Aviation Safety Network 6 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606102243/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020704-0 live The flight was bound for Brazzaville, but the crew decided to divert to Bangui when the landing gear failed to retract. Background The passengers consisted of 17 Chadians on board. The Boeing 707 belonged to airline New Gomair, owned by a local businessmen, but was chartered by Prestige Airlines at the time of the accident.2002-07-07 Pilot error may have caused CAR plane crash http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/pilot-error-may-have-caused-car-plane-crash-1.89311?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot 31 May 2014 Independent Online Crash On the final approach to Bangui, the aircraft descended until it contacted the ground. The crash occurred in clear weather at about 11:15 a.m. local time in the neighborhood of Guitangola, two miles short of the Bangui Airport's runway.5 July 2002 Disabled Jet Crashes in Africa, Killing 23 as It Attempts to Land The New York Times The Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/05/world/disabled-jet-crashes-in-africa-killing-23-as-it-attempts-to-land.html 31 May 2014 0362-4331 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306155516/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/05/world/disabled-jet-crashes-in-africa-killing-23-as-it-attempts-to-land.html live2002-07-04 Many dead as plane crashes in Central Africa The Irish Times Agence France-Presse https://www.irishtimes.com/news/many-dead-as-plane-crashes-in-central-africa-1.428752 2020-08-22 24 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024062229/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/many-dead-as-plane-crashes-in-central-africa-1.428752 live The aircraft exploded upon touchdown, scattering wreckage and reportedly causing the roof of an empty house to collapse. The two survivors were engineer Laurent Tabako and a woman from Chad; both were admitted to a hospital. According to Tabako, the engines stopped before landing and the crew may have dumped too much fuel before an emergency landing. The witnesses reportedly did not hear the usual engine noise during the crash and saw no flames when the aircraft disintegrated. The aircraft's flight recorder and voice recorder were recovered and an investigation was launched by the government of the Central African Republic. The flight had requested an emergency landing due to a "technical incident".Accident d'avion à Bangui: 28 morts et deux survivants (dernier bilan) Plane accident in Bangui : 28 dead and two survivors (latest report) https://www.sangonet.com/afriqg/PAFF/Dic/ActualiteC10/Bilan707acc9jl02.html 11 May 2025 Agence France-Presse 9 July 2002 Bangui, Central African Republic fr Sangonet References Category:2002 in the Central African Republic Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2002 Category:2002 disasters in Africa Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Central African Republic Category:History of Bangui Category:July 2002 in Africa