What the records say
- When
- 4 Jul 2002
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 4.36° N, 18.53° E
- Description
- Airplane Accident
- Deaths
- 28
2002 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash
Fatal passenger plane crash in Bangui, Central African Republic
On 4 July 2002, a Boeing 707 operated by Prestige Airlines crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing at Bangui Airport, killing 28 of the 30 people on board. The flight was bound for Brazzaville, but the crew decided to divert to Bangui when the landing gear failed to retract.
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