Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway at Kinshasa Airport
On Wednesday, a cargo plane registered as 9S‑AJO skidded off the runway at Kinshasa Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during landing and came to a stop alongside the runway. Fortunately, no fatalities were reported as a result of the incident.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Permanent Bureau of Investigation of Aviation Accidents and Incidents has classified this occurrence as an accident. They have dispatched investigators to the site to assess the situation.
At the time of the incident, visibility was reportedly reduced due to haze; however, investigators have not yet determined whether the weather conditions contributed to the accident.
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