Kindu - Kinshasa

On October 10, 1998 at 11:05 AM, Kindu - Kinshasa experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Congo Airlines, with the event recorded near Kindu Maniema.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

41 people were known to be on board, 41 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 38, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Three minutes after takeoff from Kindu Airport, while climbing, the captain contacted ATC and reported an explosion in the rear of the aircraft. He was able to maintain contact with ATC for few minutes when the aircraft crashed in a jungle some 39 km east of the Airport, 11 minutes later. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 41 occupants were killed, among them 20 woman and children.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CSG, MSN 18369, year of manufacture 1965.