 | This article contains too many or overly lengthy quotations. (September 2018) |
 RA-26222, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 January 1996 |
| 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 |
| Total fatalities | 239 |
| 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 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4[1] |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 237 |
| 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 This crash remains the deadliest in African history, and the deadliest in terms of ground fatalities, superseded only by the intentional crashes of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11 attacks, and thus the deadliest accident in terms of ground fatalities.
- ^ "A cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people". South African History Online. 8 February 1996. Retrieved 4 July 2017.