N'Djamena - Brazzaville

On July 4, 2002 at 11:15 AM, N'Djamena - Brazzaville experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Prestige Airlines, with the event recorded near Bangui Ombella-M'Poko.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

30 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.3%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 20, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed N'Djamena Airport on a cargo flight to Brazzaville, carrying 21 passengers, nine crew members and a load of onions and garlic. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew reported technical problems with the undercarriage and was cleared to divert to Bangui Airport. The crew completed a holding circuit over Bangui to consume fuel then later started the descent to the airport. On final approach to runway 35, all four engines stopped simultaneously due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a residential area located 4 km short of runway. A crew member and one passenger were injured while 28 other people were killed. There were no casualties on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9XR-IS, MSN 19335, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.3990°, 18.5961°.