9Q-CEZ

On November 29, 1983 at 12:00 AM, 9Q-CEZ experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Zaire Catholic Mission, with the event recorded near Kinshasa-Ndolo Kinshasa City Province.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After takeoff from Kinshasa-Ndolo Airport, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in the Zaire River few hundred meters offshore. The pilot, sole on board, was killed and the aircraft sank.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CEZ, MSN 197, year of manufacture 1979.