Bangui – Brazzaville – Harare

On April 29, 2009 at 06:00 AM, Bangui – Brazzaville – Harare experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Bako Air, with the event recorded near Massamba Bandundu.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Bangui on a ferry flight to Harare with an intermediate stop in Brazzaville, carrying five technicians and two pilots. After being parked at Bangui Airport for almost a year without flying, the aircraft should be transferred to Harare for maintenance purposes. While in cruising altitude over DRC, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a dense wooded area near Massamba, Bandundu Province. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 7 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TL-ADM, MSN 22264/753, year of manufacture 1981.