Johannesburg - Kinshasa

On April 26, 2002 at 12:00 AM, Johannesburg - Kinshasa experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Hewa Bora Airways, with the event recorded near Kinshasa-N'Djili Kinshasa City Province.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

After landing on runway 24 at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right, lost its right main gear and came to rest few dozen metres further. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Weather was poor at the time of the accident with heavy rain falls and crosswinds.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9Q-CKB, MSN 19844, year of manufacture 1968.