Luabo - Kinshasa

On November 7, 2000 at 12:00 AM, Luabo - Kinshasa experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Malu Aviation, with the event recorded near Luabo Zambezia.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 9.1%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll at Luabo Airport, at a speed of 180 km/h, the crew noted severe vibrations coming from the nose gear. Decision was taken to abort the takeoff procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance (the Luabo paved runway is 1,000 metres long), the aircraft overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest 500 metres further in a cemetery, bursting into flames. The copilot was killed while 10 other occupants escaped with minor injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration ER-AFA, MSN 3406, year of manufacture 1993.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.3221°, 36.1299°.