Air accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2015 Services Air A310 crash
The aircraft involved in 2011, while still in service with Shiv Air and wearing Air India's livery
Accident
Date
24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)
Summary
Runway excursion
Site
Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6°08′00″S23°34′24″E / 6.1334°S 23.5734°E / -6.1334; 23.5734
Total fatalities
8
Total injuries
9
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A310-304F
Aircraft name
Saraswati
Operator
Services Air
Registration
9Q-CVH
Flight origin
Lubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Occupants
5
Crew
5
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
5
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
8
Ground injuries
9
On 24 December 2015, at 08:35, an Airbus A310-304F cargo aircraft, operated by Congolese company Services Air on a domestic flight, ran off the end of the runway and crashed in a residential area while landing at Mbuji-Mayi Airport in the city of Mbuji-Mayi, the capital of Kasai-Oriental province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eight people were killed and nine others were injured, all of whom were people in the residential area. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, but the five crew members were uninjured. The aircraft overshot the runway by about 500 m (1,640 ft) and ploughed into the residential area, destroying several homes.[1]
^"Cargo plane crash in Congo kills seven on the ground". UPI. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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