Angola

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Jamba - Pretoria

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15908/32656

YOM:

1945

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Jamba Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft rolled to the right, causing the right wing to struck trees. The airplane lost height and crashed near the runway end. All 14 passengers were injured and all three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The copilot was the PIC at the time of the accident. It was reported that engine power was reduced shortly after liftoff and the copilot asked the captain to raise the flaps and to switch off the approach light just after rotation. The assumption that the PIC suffered a spatial disorientation at liftoff was not ruled out.

Crash of a Boeing 707-349C in Luanda

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 707

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D2-TOJ

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Taxiing

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Luanda – Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

19355/553

YOM:

1966

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Luanda-4 de Fevereiro

Luanda

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Angola

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Africa

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While taxiing at Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, the nose gear collapsed. All four crew members evacuated uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Ground accident of an Antonov AN-12 in Cazombo

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1991

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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CCCP-11120

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Lobito - Luena - Cazombo

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02 348 102

YOM:

1972

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The crew was completing a cargo flight from Lobito to Cazombo with an intermediate stop in Luena. On final approach to Cazombo Airport, the crew realized the runway was too short and too narrow when both wings hit bushes upon landing. After touchdown, the crew was informed about the presence of landmines in the airfield and decided to take off immediately. While turning to do so, the right main gear struck a pothole and collapsed, causing the propeller of the engine n°4 to struck the ground. The aircraft came to rest and all six occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was not repaired.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Luanda: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1991 at 1542 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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J6-SLQ

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Luanda - Cafunfo

MSN:

3099

YOM:

1957

Flight number:

AGO1228

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Luanda-4 de Fevereiro

Luanda

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Angola

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Africa

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The four engine aircraft leased from Carib Air Transport to Angola Air Charter was completing a cargo flight from Luanda to Cafunfo, carrying six passengers, four crew members and a load of various goods for the Luanda Norte Province. Shortly after takeoff from runway 24, while climbing to a height of about 50-60 meters, the aircraft banked right then to the left. It stalled and struck the ground on the right side of the runway and disintegrated. All 10 occupants were killed.

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The investigation into the cause of the crash was severely hampered by the fact that the wreckage had been moved from the scene by the orders of an Air Force official, without authorization of the civil aviation authorities (DNAC). Additionally, both flight recorders were not located in the wreckage. The commission found several pieces of debris along the right side of the runway, 300-400 meters from the crash site.
"The accident is deduced to have originated with a probable internal explosion of an unidentified foreign object that perhaps had as its site of action an area of the fuel storage area on the right wing of the aircraft. When the explosion occurred, it would have caused the craft to dip to the right owing to the lack of support on the aerodynamic planes on that side and then to fall to angle of more or less 45 degrees with runway 24 due to asymmetry in the weight of that wing. Greater weight on the [left] side' may have caused the aircraft to stall, because the first impact actually was made by the tip of the left wing striking the ground, prior to the fire that destroyed it totally."

Crash of a Lockheed L-382G-45C Hercules near Malanje: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1991

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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Registration:

CP-1564

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Luanda - Dundo

MSN:

4833

YOM:

1979

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Malanje

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Angola

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Africa

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While cruising at FL170 on a cargo flight from Luanda to Dundo, the four engine aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 32 km from Malanje. All nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a SAM surface-to-air missile shot by UNITA rebels.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Cazombo: 47 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1991

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Antonov AN-26

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Military

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De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

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Luena - Cazombo

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On approach to Cazombo, the aircraft was shot down by a Stinger surface-to-air missile and crashed few km from Cazombo Airport. All 43 occupants were killed, among them 37 civilians.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Stinger surface-to-air missile shot by UNITA rebels.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Chitembo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1990

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HB-LOI

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Humanitarian

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336

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1971

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The aircraft was engaged in a special flight on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), carrying 20 passengers and two crew members. During the takeoff roll, the crew encountered directional problems and the aircraft deviated to the right of the runway. The crew was able to takeoff when shortly after liftoff, the right wing struck a mast. The airplane nosed down, struck the ground, lost its nose gear and came to rest in a potatoes field. All 22 occupants were evacuated, among them four passengers suffered minor injuries. One people on the ground was killed.

Probable cause:

It is believed the crew encountered problems with the ailerons and the nosewheel steering system due to hydraulic issues.

Crash of a Casa 212M Aviocar 300 near Kuito: 25 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Casa 212 Aviocar

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T-410

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