301 - Incident: Mwant E145 at Kinshasa on Nov 28th 2020
Created Saturday, Nov 28th 2020 20:39Z, last updated Saturday, Nov 28th 2020 20:39Z
An Mwant Jet Embraer ERJ-145, registration 9S-AYE performing flight 301 from Kinshasa N'Djili to Gemena (DR Congo), was climbing out of Kinshasa when a bird impacted the left hand windshield causing it to crack. The aircraft returned to N'Djili Airport for a safe landing.
The airline had been certified by DR Congo in May 2020 and received its first aircraft, 9S-AYE, on Nov 8th 2020.
The windshield (Photo: Gueda Yav Wicht):
Source: The Aviation Herald