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Crash of a Lockheed L-382G-35C Hercules in Cancao: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1987 at 0705 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operator:

Registration:

HB-ILF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

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Site:

City

Schedule:

Kuito - Benguela

MSN:

4701

YOM:

1976

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Captain / Total flying hours:

11198

Captain / Total hours on type:

10526.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

4682

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1628

Aircraft flight hours:

8772

Aircraft flight cycles:

5708

Circumstances:

The four engine aircraft was dispatched in Angola on behalf of the International Red Cross. En route from Kuito to Benguela, while climbing to an altitude of 12,000 feet, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile that struck the engine n°3. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed on the village of Cancao located about 40 km west of Kuito. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and at least eight houses were destroyed. All six occupants were killed as well as two other people on the ground.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The exact type of missile and its origin remain unknown.

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Crash of a Cessna 441 Conquest II near Maiduguri

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 441 Conquest

Operator:

Africair

Registration:

N1210Y

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

441-0338

YOM:

1984

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances about 10 km from Maiduguri Airport. All four occupants were injured.

Crash of a Cessna 340A in Yamoussoukro: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 340

Operator:

Air Trans Ivoire

Registration:

TU-TKS

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

340A-0776

YOM:

1979

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Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Yamoussoukro Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed. All four occupants were killed, among them two people of the Toyota Rallye Team.

Crash of an Airbus A300B4-203 in Luxor: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1987 at 0903 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A300

Operator:

Registration:

SU-BCA

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Luxor - Luxor

MSN:

115

YOM:

1980

Location:

Luxor

Country:

Egypt

Region:

Africa

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Aircraft flight hours:

20600

Aircraft flight cycles:

9200

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training flight at Luxor Airport, consisting of touch-and-go maneuvers. Following a wrong approach configuration, the pilot-in-command landed too far down the runway, about 700 meters past the runway threshold and to the right of the centerline. After touchdown, the right main gear struck runway lights. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, collided with the localizer antenna, went through a fence and came to rest, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 Dakota IV near Bloemfontein

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

6843

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MSN:

14164/25609

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

En route, an engine failed and caught fire. The crew completed an emergency near a road in the region of Bloemfontein. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine fire for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Melka Sedi

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1987

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

SP-WMS

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G156-32

YOM:

1974

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Kilaguni Lodge: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Sunbird Aviation (Kenya)

Registration:

5Y-DAK

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:

Nairobi - Kilaguni Lodge

MSN:

16206/32954

YOM:

1945

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On approach to Kilaguni Lodge Airstrip, the aircraft was too low, struck trees and crashed. Eight occupants were killed and 20 others were rescued.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76M in Sebha

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Libyan Air Force - Al Quwwat Al-Jawwiya Al Libiyya

Registration:

5A-DKK

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Aouzou - Sebha

MSN:

0003423675

YOM:

1980

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Circumstances:

During the evacuation of the Aouzou strip in northern Chad when Chadian insurgents recaptured the Aouzou strip and the aircraft took off under shelling, because of the resulting hurry the altimeter was not set correctly and the aircraft crashed on approach to Sebha. All occupants (several dozen people) were killed.