1996 Air Africa Antonov An-32 crash

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1996 Air Africa crash

RA-26222, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	8 January 1996 (1996-01-08)
Summary	Runway overrun after failed takeoff
Site	N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) 4°19′46″S 15°19′05″E / 4.3295°S 15.318°E / -4.3295; 15.318
Total fatalities	227-350 (estimated to be 237)
Total injuries	Approx. 500 (253 serious; est.)
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-32B
Operator	Moscow Airways on behalf of Air Africa
Registration	RA-26222
Flight origin	N'Dolo Airport
Destination	Kahemba Airport
Occupants	6
Passengers	0
Crew	6
Fatalities	2
Survivors	4[1]
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	225–348
Ground injuries	500+ (253 serious)

On 8 January 1996, a Moscow Airways Antonov An-32B operating on behalf of Air Africa overran the runway at N'Dolo Airport after attempting to take-off overloaded. The aircraft was flying from Kinshasa to Kahemba, Zaire. The aircraft ploughed into Kinshasa's Simbazikita street market. Four of the six crew of the aircraft survived the accident. On the ground, however, it is estimated that there were in between 225 and 348 fatalities with more than 500 people injured. This crash remains the deadliest in African history, and the deadliest in terms of ground fatalities, superseded only by the intentional crashes of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11 attacks.