Fatal CRJ-100 (UN) crash at DR Congo's Kinshasa airport

[el]

Date: 04-APR-2011
Time: 14:00 LT
Type: high-wing aircraft
Operator: United Nations
Registration: UN-834
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 29
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) - Congo
Phase: Landing
Nature:
Departure airport: Kisangani Airport (FKI/FZIA)
Destination airport: Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA)

Narrative:

A United Nations plane crashed while attempting to land at the airport serving Congo's capital Kinshasa on Monday, killing 16 people, a UN source told.
"The plane landed heavily, broke into two and caught fire," the source said, asking not to be named.

edited title to add info

[David Hilditch]

Type: high-wing aircraft.....

It was a CRJ-100 registered in Georgia.

[Sir Gallivant]

I hate reading about UN aircraft in trouble, an old colleague of mine flies for them (or at least used to) along with his wife, they've been close to some quite hairy situations.

[Verbal]

It was a CRJ-100 registered in Georgia.

This can't be good. Has anyone heard from flyboy? I hope his dentist kept good records.

[flyboy2548m]

It was a CRJ-100 registered in Georgia.

This can't be good. Has anyone heard from flyboy? I hope his dentist kept good records.

Trust me, Verbal, there is no way I would ever consider doing anything anywhere near Congo. Or Africa in general.

[PurduePilot]

It was a CRJ-100 registered in Georgia.

This can't be good. Has anyone heard from flyboy? I hope his dentist kept good records.

Trust me, Verbal, there is no way I would ever consider doing anything anywhere near Congo. Or Africa in general.

Racist much?

[flyboy2548m]

Racist much?

Not really. Flew in and out of Detroit twice just today.

[Verbal]

Not really. Flew in and out of Detroit twice just today.

Were either of them United Nations flights?

[flyboy2548m]

Not really. Flew in and out of Detroit twice just today.

Were either of them United Nations flights?

Absolutely.

[PurduePilot]

Racist much?

Not really. Flew in and out of Detroit twice just today.

For Ohioans, driving to Ontario means driving through Detroit. It's a little scary, but nothing more than a nuisance. I can only imagine what Canadians traveling in the opposite direction must think when it is their first impression of the United States.

[flyboy2548m]

For Ohioans, driving to Ontario means driving through Detroit. It's a little scary, but nothing more than a nuisance. I can only imagine what Canadians traveling in the opposite direction must think when it is their first impression of the United States.

You may have a point, but I gotta tell you, if your first impression of Canada were to be based on, say, Toronto, that wouldn't be all that terribly impressive either. Looks (and certainly smells) like Madras.

[PurduePilot]

For Ohioans, driving to Ontario means driving through Detroit. It's a little scary, but nothing more than a nuisance. I can only imagine what Canadians traveling in the opposite direction must think when it is their first impression of the United States.

You may have a point, but I gotta tell you, if your first impression of Canada were to be based on, say, Toronto, that wouldn't be all that terribly impressive either. Looks (and certainly smells) like Madras.

I've only been to Vancouver and southern Ontario (not as far as Toronto).

[Putt4Par]

Racist much?

Not really. Flew in and out of Detroit twice just today.[/quote

LOL!