Republic of Congo Crash
 

Reuters reporting 40 people pulled from wreckage so far.

seems to be Hewa Bora Airlines B727 from Kinshasa.

The a/c scheduled to operate that flight is an MD 82.

Congo accident
 

40 survivors so far from Congo plane crash - official | Reuters


and

BBC News - DR Congo plane crashes at Kisangani airport - reports

Yet another Congo crash. Sad.
 

High risk airline, high risk country for aviation. Tragic. Caveat emptor.

Stavros Papaioannou, Patron de Hewa Bora Airways : nos avions ne sont pas des cercueils volants
mars 2, 2009

http://radiookapi.net/emissions-audi...ueils-volants/

"Stavros Papaioannou, boss of Hewa Bora Airways : our planes are not flying coffins."
March 2, 2009

Perhaps he's had his sunglasses glued on too long to notice that they are.

Plane crashes in DR Congo, airlines chief says 72 died so far

>However, DR Congo's transport ministry was quoted in reports as saying the death toll reached 127, with 51 people surviving the tragedy. The ministry said number of people onboard had been underestimated.

Hmmmmm... :oh:

Wouldn't suprise me in the slightest... even when a cargo plane crashes in DRC the number of people aboard are 'underestimated' often by 20+ :hmm:

The aircraft involved is reportedly a 727-100 (cn 18933) originally placed in service back in 1965 with Lufthansa.

http://spotters.net.ua/files/images/...996_small.jpeg

In the U.S. we have "suicide by cop" where a person who wishes to end their life takes on the cops to force them to shoot.

I think for an old pilot that has such motivations perhaps riding around on these African airlines might be more "fun."

could anyone help me in finding the detailed picture about the airport where the crash happened?

P2F ???

who's next?

Some survey pictures of Kinshasa airport here:
Photo Search Results | Airliners.net

tony.planet
 

I flew Hewa Bora's 727-100 (with a built 1965 plaque) into Kisangani on 26 June and out on 28 June (ie less than 2 weeks ago). It had winglets and just yesterday I posted a picture of it landing at Kisangani on 28 June.

Hewa Bora 727

Google Earth....

roaldp, the aircraft didn't crash in Kinshasa. Pay attention at the back please!

Welcome Tony! Many many pilots use your books.....

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/dailysta...13097_main.jpg

First photo I've seen. The accompanying article THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Local News :: Lebanese man among DR Congo plane crash victims mentions 118 aboard, but I saw 112 somewhere else, which I'm thinking is the correct number.

thanks,interesting: does landing minimum mean nowadays anything to a pilot?