Kinshasa - Boma

On July 17, 1994 at 12:00 AM, Kinshasa - Boma experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Impulse-Aero, with the event recorded near Boma Kongo-Central.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 55.6%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft landed 45 metres past the runway 21 threshold at Boma Airfield (runway 21 is 1,082 metres long). The crew started the braking procedure and both engines n°1 & 3 were shut down after a course of about 400-500 metres. At a distance of 200 metres from the runway end, the captain elected to veer to the right to avoid an overrun when the aircraft went down an embankment and came to rest in a 8 metres deep ravine, bursting into flames. Four people were injured and five others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-87256, MSN 9 31 13 26, year of manufacture 1973.