Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)
Flight / Schedule
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)
Aircraft
Embraer ERJ-145LRRegistration
D2-AJB
MSN
145456
Year of Manufacture
2001
Operator
AirJet AngolaDate
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Flight Phase
Landing
Crash Site
Destroyed, written off
Crash Location
Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM) -
Region
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Coordinates
-10.7659°, 25.5057°
Narrative Report
On November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM, Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM) experienced a crash involving Embraer ERJ-145LR, operated by AirJet Angola, with the event recorded near Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM) -.
The flight was categorized as passenger - non-scheduled/charter/air taxi and the reported phase was landing at a destroyed, written off crash site.
0 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated.
other fatalities: 0.
AirJet Angola flight MBC100, an Embraer ERJ-145LR, suffered an accident during landing on runway 29 at Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely. The aircraft was partly consumed by fire. The aircraft had been chartered by the DRC Ministère des mines to fly a government delegation to Kolwezi following a fatal mining accident there. The flight had departed Kinshasa-N'Djiili and made a stopover at Lubumbashi (FBM). Due to construction work, the threshold of KWZ runway 29 was displaced by 1000m at the time of the accident. Video shows the aircraft touching down in the normal touchdown zone of runway 29 and rolling into the area under construction, losing at least one of the main landing gears in the process. Relevant NOTAM: B0233/25 NOTAMN Q) FZZA/QMRHW/IV/NBO/A/000/999/104600S0253000E/005 A) FZQM B) 2511130800 C) 2512200600 EST D) TOUS LES JOURS HJ DU 13 NOVEMBRE AU 20 DECEMBRE 2025/DAILY SR-SS E) WIP RENFORCEMENT DE CHAUSSEE RWY 29. THR 29 DECALLE DE 1000M DISTANCE RESTANTE 1500M. WIP ROAD REINFORCEMENT RWY 29. THR 29 SHIFT 1000M DISTANCE RAMAINING 1500M. DISTANCES DECLARES/DECLARED DISTANCES RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA (M) 11 1500 1500 1500 1500 29 1500 1500 1500 1500 CTN RECOMMANDED OF TKOF AND LDG
Aircraft reference details include registration D2-AJB, MSN 145456, year of manufacture 2001.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.7659°, 25.5057°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
AirJet Angola flight MBC100, an Embraer ERJ-145LR, suffered an accident during landing on runway 29 at Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. All passengers and crew were evacuated safely. The aircraft was partly consumed by fire. The aircraft had been chartered by the DRC Ministère des mines to fly a government delegation to Kolwezi following a fatal mining accident there. The flight had departed Kinshasa-N'Djiili and made a stopover at Lubumbashi (FBM). Due to construction work, the threshold of KWZ runway 29 was displaced by 1000m at the time of the accident. Video shows the aircraft touching down in the normal touchdown zone of runway 29 and rolling into the area under construction, losing at least one of the main landing gears in the process. Relevant NOTAM: B0233/25 NOTAMN Q) FZZA/QMRHW/IV/NBO/A/000/999/104600S0253000E/005 A) FZQM B) 2511130800 C) 2512200600 EST D) TOUS LES JOURS HJ DU 13 NOVEMBRE AU 20 DECEMBRE 2025/DAILY SR-SS E) WIP RENFORCEMENT DE CHAUSSEE RWY 29. THR 29 DECALLE DE 1000M DISTANCE RESTANTE 1500M. WIP ROAD REINFORCEMENT RWY 29. THR 29 SHIFT 1000M DISTANCE RAMAINING 1500M. DISTANCES DECLARES/DECLARED DISTANCES RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA (M) 11 1500 1500 1500 1500 29 1500 1500 1500 1500 CTN RECOMMANDED OF TKOF AND LDG
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
—
Passengers On Board
—
Estimated Survivors
29
Fatality Rate
—
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)
Operator
AirJet AngolaFlight Type
Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Flight Phase
Landing
Crash Site
Destroyed, written off
Region / Country
Congo (Democratic Republic)
