Crash of a Let L-410UVP-E9 in Olkiombo: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1999 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Let L-410
Operator:
Malindi Air Services
Registration:
5Y-LET
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Olkiombo - Mara Shika
MSN:
91 26 20
YOM:
1991
Location:
Olkiombo
Rift Valley
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Olkiombo Airstrip, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed. They were completing a positioning flight to the Mara Shika Airfield, in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, to pick up passengers.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during initial climb after the aircraft stalled because the crew forgot to select flaps in an appropriate angle for takeoff.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Berberati

Date & Time: May 19, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
TL-ACO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bangui – Berberati
MSN:
9 51 16 39
YOM:
1975
Location:
Berberati
Mambéré-Kadéï
Country:
Central African Republic
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Berberati Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest with both wings severely damaged. All 33 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Luzamba

Date & Time: May 12, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Avia Volga Atlantik
Registration:
D2-FBN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Luzamba - Luanda
Location:
Luzamba
Lunda Norte
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Luzamba Airport, while on a cargo flight to Luanda on behalf of the Angolan operator Avita Serviços Aéreos, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile that struck an engine. The crew reduced his altitude and was able to make an emergency landing in an open field some 30 km from Luzamba. All five occupants evacuated safely but were captured by UNITA rebels.
Probable cause:
Shut down by a UNITA surface-to-air missile.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo in Mandera: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1999
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
Operator:
Registration:
KAF207
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
75
YOM:
1977
Location:
Mandera
North Eastern
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the captain decided to abort for unknown reasons. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and collided with a building. All five occupants escaped uninjured while one people on the ground was killed.

Crash of a Hawker-Siddeley HS-748-206 Andover CC2 in Foxtrot

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Hawker Siddeley HS.780 Andover C.1
Operator:
Registration:
9L-LBG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lokichogio - Foxtrot
MSN:
1566
YOM:
1965
Location:
Foxtrot
Upper Nile (أعالي النيل)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing an on-demand cargo flight from Lokichogio to the Foxtrot Airstrip, carrying supplies for SPLA troops. After landing, the aircraft suffered an asymmetrical thrust due to the failure of the left thrust reverser. The aircraft veered to the right and came to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on landing following the failure of the left thrust reverser.

Crash of a Lockheed L-188A Electra in Kinshasa: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-188 Electra
Operator:
Blue Airlines
Registration:
9Q-CDI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Kinshasa - Mbandaka
MSN:
1037
YOM:
1959
Location:
Kinshasa-N'Djili
Kinshasa City Province
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Kinshasa to Mbandaka on behalf of the Congolese Armed Forces, carrying seven crew members and a load of fuel drums, ammunitions and bombs. After takeoff from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport, while climbing, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the engine n°3 and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. The aircraft went out of control and crashed three minutes after takeoff on a building owned by the Congolese Electricity Company and located near the airport. All seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine n°3 after takeoff for unknown reasons. It was reported that the copilot failed to show up so the captain was the only pilot and he asked the flight engineer to take the copilot seat and a ground mechanic to perform the flight engineer duties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Luzamba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Air Angol
Registration:
EL-ANZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Luanda - Luzamba
MSN:
139 06
YOM:
1984
Location:
Luzamba
Lunda Norte
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following a visual approach, the aircraft landed too far down the runway which is 1,500 metres long. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest in a ravine, bursting into flames. 25 people escaped uninjured while nine others were injured and two passengers were killed.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who was apparently intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Luanda: 27 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1999 at 0508 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
EY-ASS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Luanda - Lucapa
MSN:
3 3 409 09
YOM:
1963
Location:
Luanda-4 de Fevereiro
Luanda
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, en route on a cargo flight to Lucapa, the captain informed ATC about technical problems with the engine n°1 and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. On final approach, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in the district of Bairro Cazenga, less than 5 km short of runway 25 threshold. The aircraft and several houses were destroyed. All 14 occupants as well as 13 people on the ground were killed. Four other people on the ground were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the engine n°1 that caught fire during initial climb for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Boeing 727-2D6 in Constantine

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 727-200
Operator:
Registration:
7T-VEH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris - Constantine
MSN:
20955
YOM:
1974
Location:
Constantine
Constantine
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
92
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Constantine Airport, the three engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and collided with a snow bank, causing the nose gear to collapse. All 99 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Lucapa

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
S9-CAN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Luanda - Lucapa
MSN:
6 3 440 02
YOM:
1968
Location:
Lucapa
Lunda Norte
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Lucapa Airport, the four engine aircraft skidded off runway and came to rest in a ditch. All seven crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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