Luanda

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Luanda - Cafunfo

MSN:

3099

YOM:

1957

Flight number:

AGO1228

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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.

Probable cause:

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 Boeing 707-349C in Luanda

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1988

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Boeing 707

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D2-TOI

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Cargo

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MSN:

18975

YOM:

1965

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On final approach to Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck a radio antenna located on the top of a building. Hydraulic and control lines were damaged by the collision. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All nine occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was unable to be stopped within the available distance due to hydraulic problems sustained after the collision with the radio antenna on approach. Poor planned approach on part of the flying crew who continued the approach below the glide.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40K in Luanda

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1988

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

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D2-TYD

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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9 72 18 53

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1977

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After touchdown, the three engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18D in Luanda: 10 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1979

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

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DM-STL

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Luanda - Lusaka

MSN:

186 0094 02

YOM:

1966

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The airplane was dispatched from Berlin to Luanda to transfer a load of weapons and ammunitions to the ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People's Union) militants based in Lusaka, Rhodesia. The cargo arrived from East Germany by boat and was transferred to the airplane. During the takeoff roll on runway 23, at a speed of 268 km/h, the engine n°2 failed. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, collided with the localizer antenna and crashed in flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Dieter Hartmann, pilot,
Jochen Wilsdorf, pilot,
Horst Umlauft, navigator,
Frank-Rolf John, flight engineer.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the engine n°2 failed 56 seconds after the crew started the takeoff procedure, at a speed of 268 km/h, well above the V1 speed fixed at 222 km/h. Investigations reported that the captain first decided to continue the takeoff procedure but eventually decided to abandon and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. The distance available was insufficient.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon in Luanda

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed P-2 Harpoon

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4613

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Military

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Crashed in unknown circumstances at Luanda Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Luanda: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft D18

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CR-LCJ

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lubango – Luanda

MSN:

A-568

YOM:

1951

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