Kinshasa - Kinshasa

On April 14, 2006 at 02:45 PM, Kinshasa - Kinshasa experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Congolese Air Force - Force Aérienne de la République Démocratique du Congo, with the event recorded near Kinshasa-N'Djili Kinshasa City Province.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a test flight on this aircraft that was parked for 10 years at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport. On landing, the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The General Kikunda Ombala was PIC at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9T-TCB, MSN 4416, year of manufacture 1971.