Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a domestic flight from Kinshasa, to Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crashed on final approach at Kisangani, killing 74 of the 118 people on board.
Debris from Flight 952 one month after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 2011 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo 0°28′13″N 25°21′17″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-022 |
| Operator | Hewa Bora Airways |
| IATA flight No. | EO952 |
| ICAO flight No. | ALX952 |
| Call sign | ALLCONGO 952 |
| Registration | 9Q-COP |
| Flight origin | N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Destination | Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupants | 118 |
| Passengers | 112 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 74 |
| Injuries | 40 |
| Survivors | 44 |
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