2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash

2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
Antonov An-26 at the Radom Air Show
Accident
Date4 October 2007
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteN'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4°24′S 15°25′E / 4.40°S 15.41°E / -4.40; 15.41
Total fatalities51 (including 30 on the ground)
Total injuriesAt least 30
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26
OperatorMalift Air
Registration9Q-COS
Occupants22
Passengers17
Crew5
Injuries1 (possibly 2)
Survivors1 (possibly 2)
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities30
Ground injuriesAt least 29 (or 28)

The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 October 2007. The flight left N'djili at 10:43 local time bound for Tshikapa, a distance of 650 kilometres (400 mi; 350 nmi) to the east.