Kinshasa - Mbandaka

On February 8, 1999 at 12:00 AM, Kinshasa - Mbandaka experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by Blue Airlines, with the event recorded near Kinshasa-N'Djili Kinshasa City Province.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Kinshasa to Mbandaka on behalf of the Congolese Armed Forces, carrying seven crew members and a load of fuel drums, ammunitions and bombs. After takeoff from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport, while climbing, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the engine n°3 and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. The aircraft went out of control and crashed three minutes after takeoff on a building owned by the Congolese Electricity Company and located near the airport. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CDI, MSN 1037, year of manufacture 1959.