Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)

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

Flight / Schedule

Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM/FZQA) → Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)

Registration

D2-AJB

MSN

145456

Year of Manufacture

2001

Operator

AirJet Angola

Date

November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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 Angola

Flight Type

Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi

Flight Phase

Landing

Crash Site

Destroyed, written off

Region / Country

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Aircraft Details

Registration

D2-AJB

MSN

145456

Year of Manufacture

2001