- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 15, 2008
Time: 1430
Location: Goma, Congo
Operator: Hewa Bora Airways
Flight #: 122
Route: Goma - Kisangani - Kinshasa
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
Registration: 9Q-CHN
cn / ln: 47731
Aboard: 94   (passengers:86  crew:8)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:3  crew:0)
Ground: 37
Summary: While attempting to takeoff, the plane failed to reach takeoff speed, overran the runway, proceeded through a perimeter fence and cashed into a crowded market. It is possible that one of the engine or maybe both suffered a loss of power during takeoff after the aircraft passed through a puddle.
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