1996 Air Africa crash site

1996 Air Africa crash site
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD)
The 1996 Air Africa crash occurred on 8 January 1996 when an overloaded Air Africa Antonov An-32B aircraft, wet leased from Moscow Airways and bound for Kahemba Airport, overshot the runway at N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo after failing to take off and ploughed into Kinshasa's Simbazikita street market. Though all of the aircraft's six crew survived, 237 fatalities and around 253 serious injuries occurred on the ground.
The 1996 Air Africa crash occurred on 8 January 1996 when an overloaded Air Africa Antonov An-32B aircraft, wet leased from Moscow Airways and bound for Kahemba Airport, overshot the runway at N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo after failing to take off and ploughed into Kinshasa's Simbazikita street market. Though all of the aircraft's six crew survived, 237 fatalities and around 253 serious injuries occurred on the ground.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, aviation-safety.net, www.planecrashinfo.com
By: Fab

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