Kinshasa - Tembo

On January 27, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Kinshasa - Tembo experienced a crash involving Nord 262, operated by Trans Service Airlift - TSA, with the event recorded near Kinshasa-Ndolo Kinshasa City Province.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 8.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Kinshasa-Ndolo Airport on a cargo flight to Tembo, carrying 18 passengers, three crew members and a load of diamonds for a total price of 150 M of Zaire. Just after liftoff, at a height of one metre, both engines lost power. The captain decided to land back on runway and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran at high speed, rolled through a road where it struck several vehicles and eventually came to rest, bursting into flames. Six passengers and eight people on the ground were killed while other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CJK, MSN 11, year of manufacture 1965.