 Debris from Flight 952 one month after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 2011 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo 0°28′13″N 25°21′17″E / 0.47028°N 25.35472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-022 |
| Operator | Hewa Bora Airways |
| IATA flight No. | EO952 |
| ICAO flight No. | ALX952 |
| Call sign | ALLCONGO 952 |
| Registration | 9Q-COP |
| Flight origin | N'djili Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Destination | Bangoka International Airport, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupants | 118 |
| Passengers | 112 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 74 |
| Injuries | 40 |
| Survivors | 44 |
On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a domestic flight from Kinshasa, to Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crashed on final approach at Kisangani, killing 74 of the 118 people on board.