9Q-CAG

En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all three crew members evacuates safely.

Flight / Schedule

9Q-CAG

Registration

9Q-CAG

MSN

10640

Year of Manufacture

1945

Operator

Kinair Cargo

Date

January 7, 1987 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Zaire All Democratic Republic of Congo

Region

Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On January 7, 1987 at 12:00 AM, 9Q-CAG experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Kinair Cargo, with the event recorded near Zaire All Democratic Republic of Congo.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all three crew members evacuates safely.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CAG, MSN 10640, year of manufacture 1945.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all three crew members evacuates safely.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Operator

Kinair Cargo

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo

Aircraft Details

Registration

9Q-CAG

MSN

10640

Year of Manufacture

1945