Pointe-Noire - Brazzaville
Flight / Schedule
Pointe-Noire - Brazzaville
Aircraft
Nord 262Registration
TN-230
MSN
103
Year of Manufacture
1974
Date
January 27, 1990 at 05:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Kinkala Pool
Region
Africa • Congo
Coordinates
-4.3566°, 14.7588°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On January 27, 1990 at 05:30 PM, Pointe-Noire - Brazzaville experienced a crash involving Nord 262, operated by Congolese Air Force - Force Aérienne Congolaise, with the event recorded near Kinkala Pool.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
28 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 23, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in the region of Kinkala, about 70 km southwest of Brazzaville. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 28 occupants were killed, among them several civilians. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with heavy rain falls and wind gusting to 40 knots.
Aircraft reference details include registration TN-230, MSN 103, year of manufacture 1974.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -4.3566°, 14.7588°.
Fatalities
Total
28
Crew
5
Passengers
23
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in the region of Kinkala, about 70 km southwest of Brazzaville. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 28 occupants were killed, among them several civilians. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with heavy rain falls and wind gusting to 40 knots.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
23
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 28
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Pointe-Noire - Brazzaville
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Congo
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