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The 2002 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred on 26 July 2002 when an
" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 February 2012. No deaths or injuries occurred. The accident aircraft, which had been carrying dozens of tons of freight goods, had been overloaded. The air company had only declared three tons of freight. Simplice Kibanza, the chairperson of the management committee of the '' Régie des Voies Aériennes de la République Démocratique du Congo'' (RVA), the DRC airspace regulatory agency, announced that as a result of the accident, -- Printed in: ''Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial, and Technical Series, Volume 39''.
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"The decision was taken following the crash of an Antonov 26 belonging to Africa One at Kinshasa airport on July 28th. The plane was overloaded with a dozen tonnes of freight, only three of which the company had declared." the RVA created an emergency action plan to allow for the coordination of emergency services at N'Djili Airport in the event of an accident or incident. The airport previously had no such plan.
The 2002 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred on 26 July 2002 when an Africa One
Africa One was a privately owned pan-African airline that was financed by Boeing Capital Corporation. It was initially based in Entebbe, Uganda, with aircraft wet leased from Africa One Services, registered in Ireland. Africa One Congo, although ...
Antonov An-26 (9Q-CMC) faced a rejected takeoff at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport
N'djili Airport (french: Aéroport de N'djili ), also known as N'Djili International Airport and Kinshasa International Airport, serves the city of Kinshasa and is the largest of the four international airports in the Democratic Republic of t ...
in Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. As a result of the aborted takeoff, the nose gear and the main gear legs collapsed. The aircraft was reportedly damaged beyond repair.ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 26 9Q-CMC Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH)" Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 February 2012. No deaths or injuries occurred. The accident aircraft, which had been carrying dozens of tons of freight goods, had been overloaded. The air company had only declared three tons of freight. Simplice Kibanza, the chairperson of the management committee of the '' Régie des Voies Aériennes de la République Démocratique du Congo'' (RVA), the DRC airspace regulatory agency, announced that as a result of the accident, -- Printed in: ''Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial, and Technical Series, Volume 39''.
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"The decision was taken following the crash of an Antonov 26 belonging to Africa One at Kinshasa airport on July 28th. The plane was overloaded with a dozen tonnes of freight, only three of which the company had declared." the RVA created an emergency action plan to allow for the coordination of emergency services at N'Djili Airport in the event of an accident or incident. The airport previously had no such plan.
See also
*2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 ...
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