2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash

2007 DR Congo aircraft incident Antonov An-26, Radom Air Show 2007.jpg Antonov An-26 at the Radom Air Show 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash 4 October 2007 Propeller separation caused by deterioration Accident N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo -4.40 15.41 type:event inline,title 51 (including 30 on the ground) At least 30 30 At least 29 (or 28) Antonov An-26 Malift Air 9Q-COS 22 17 5 1 (possibly 2) 1 (possibly 2) The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 October 2007. The flight left N'djili at 10:43 local time bound for Tshikapa, a distance of 650 km mi nmi to the east.Flames hold up rescuers at DR Congo plane crash http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBac7IqZoZqqoOr5eMAseJ8Tr98w Agence France-Presse via Google News 2007-10-05 2007-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080317020713/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iBac7IqZoZqqoOr5eMAseJ8Tr98w 2008-03-17 deadDeath toll from Congo plane crash rises to 39; transport minister fired http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/05/africa/AF-GEN-Congo-Plane-Crash.php Associated Press via International Herald Tribune 2007-10-04 2007-10-05 Background The flight was variously reported as operated by El Sam Airlines or Malila Airlift, with the aircraft leased from Africa One. Both carriers are on the list of air carriers banned in the EU, as are all but one of the Congolese airlines. The aircraft was an Antonov An-26, registered 9Q-COS.Joe Bavier Congo crash toll over 50, but survivor found http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05609033.htm Reuters 2007-10-05 2007-10-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081013001905/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05609033.htm October 13, 2008 The flight was a commercial cargo flight carrying at least 28, including a flight crew of five.Kinshasa, the victims of the crash are at least 50 Avionews http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1080375&pagina_chiamante=index.php 2007-10-08 2007-10-08 The flight manifest stated that there were 16 passengers aboard, but more boarded the flight shortly before takeoff.November 2024 Crash The Russian foreign ministry reports that the aircraft lost a propeller, then a wing struck an obstacle, shearing the wing off prior to crashing. Striking a market before coming to rest at a residence at 77 Mayulu Av in the Kingasani district of the Kimbanseke commune, at least 30 people on the ground were killed.Accident Details http://www.planecrashinfo.com/2007/2007-45.htm PlaneCrashinfo.com PlaneCrashinfo.com 24 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211034434/http://planecrashinfo.com/2007/2007-45.htm 11 December 2015 dead The reports of survivors are conflicting: initial reports had all aboard killed, including the Russian pilot, copilot and flight engineer, yet later Reuters reported that an on-board mechanic survived, while Associated Press claims a flight attendant also survived,Plane Crashes in Congo, Killing 25 The New York Times 2007-10-05 bringing the total number of survivors to two.November 2024 Mechanic's account thumb|right|260px|Kinshasa International Airport The on-board mechanic, M. Dédé Ngamba, was possibly the sole surviving passenger. His description (in French) was, Nous avons décollé après trois minutes de taxi. Aussitôt, j'ai constaté que l'avion s'est mis à tanguer. L'effort du pilote de faire monter l'avion est demeuré vain. C'est alors que l'hôtesse m'a dit de mettre la ceinture de sécurité. En ce moment, l'avion a commencé à voler plus bas et il a percuté un palmier et perdu une aile. Ensuite, il a commencé à percuter des maisons. Tous les colis des marchandises qui étaient à bord ont fait mouvement vers l'avant de l'avion. J'ai aperçu à côté de moi un trou par lequel je suis sorti sans savoir comment, et je suis tombé sur une flaque d'eau sablonneuse. J'ai pu alors contempler les flammes de l'avion qui consumait. Il ne s'agissait pas d'un poids exagéré. C'est une simple défaillance mécanique.Digital Congo coverage (in French) https://web.archive.org/web/20071018070415/http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/47199 2007-10-18 2007-10-05This translates into the following: We had taken off after taxiing for three minutes. I immediately noticed that the plane had started to pitch. The pilot's effort to pitch the plane was in vain. It was then that the stewardess told me to put on my seat belt. In that moment, the plane started to fly lower and it struck a palm tree and lost a wing. Then it started to collide with houses. All the parcels of goods which were on board shifted toward the front of the plane. I noticed beside me a hole by which I left without knowing how, and I fell into a mud puddle. I could then contemplate the flames which consumed the plane. It was not about excess weight. It's a simple mechanical failure. Cause The cause of the disaster was a design flaw caused by deterioration of engine parts and the aircraft's livery due to the extensive use of tropical routes.September 2025 Aftermath The crash was similar to the 1996 Air Africa crash, which also involved an Antonov An-32 overshooting the runway (albeit at Kinshasa's other airport N'Dolo) with massive casualties on the ground. The DRC has an aviation safety track record that has been dubbed "an embarrassment" by the IATA, and the Transport Minister Rémy Henri Kuseyo Gatanga was fired by the President for culpable negligence in failing to enforce adequate standards and procedures for aviation safety management.http://www.lepotentiel.com/afficher_article.php?id_article=53323&id_edition=4144 Crash d'un Antonov 26 à Kinshasa: Un "cercueil volant" a encore tué hier à Kingasani Bavier Joe 2007-10-05 Le Potentiel fr Crash of an Antonov 26 in Kinshasa: A "flying coffin" still killed yesterday in KingasaniRévocation du ministre des Transports en retombées de la catastrophe du crash d'Antonov survenu à Kinshasa http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/47223 Digital Congo 2007-10-06 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20071011000909/http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/47223 11 October 2007 dead Old DR Congo aircraft 'still flying' after crash http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gTiR343JbqqRR0OpTzDNLHCwGK5A Agence France Press 2007-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20071128141958/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gTiR343JbqqRR0OpTzDNLHCwGK5A 2007-11-28 dead One source indicates that the lifting of the Transport Minister's ban on Antonov flights over DRC territory was not by his order but rather that of the Minister of State to the Head of State.press summary http://www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=15661 MONUC 9 October 2007 A formal Parliamentary commission of inquiry was convened 19 October 2007, with Jean-Lucien Bussa as president and Lessendjina as vice-president. The prosecutor's office of N'Djili is seized of the matter.http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/47595 La Commission d'enquête de l'Assemblée nationale sur le crash d'Antonov à Kingasani à pied d'œuvre 2007-10-23 2007-11-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071028132142/http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/47595 28 October 2007 Digital Congo fr The National Assembly inquiry committee on the Antonov crash in Kingasani at work Notwithstanding the ban, another Antonov (this one an An-12 registered as ER-AXI) was reported by Radio Okapi to have had a minor motor fire at Bangoka International Airport at Kisangani early in the afternoon of 1 November 2007. No injuries and minor damage were reported.http://www.radiookapi.net/index.php?i=53&a=15329 Kisangani: un Antonov en feu, pas de victimes 2007-11-01 1 November 2007 Radio Okapi fr Kisangani: Antonov on fire, no casualties Three months after the crash, Moscow offered US$200,000 in economic aid to the injured parties.http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/49371 Crash de Kingasani : Moscou offre 200 000 Usd aux sinistrés 2008-01-22 Digital Congo Kinshasa fr Kingasani crash: Moscow offers 200,000 Usd to the victims dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080226160816/http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/49371 26 February 2008 6 February 2008 See also Democratic Republic of the Congo Aviation Notes References Dozens killed in Congo plane crash, transport minister fired 2 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-26 Category:2007 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2007 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:October 2007 in Africa