Status: | |
Datum: | maandag 25 november 1985 |
Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Soviet Air Force |
Registratie: | CCCP-11747 |
Constructienummer: | 5343609 |
Bouwjaar: | 1976 |
Motoren: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 13 / inzittenden: 13 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 21 / inzittenden: 21 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | ca 43 km E of Menongue Airport (SPP) ( Angola)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI/FNCV), Angola |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Menongue Airport (SPP/FNME), Angola |
Beschrijving:The Soviet An-12 transport plane was shot down by a South African special forces team with a "Strela-1" SAM. The missile hit engine no. 2 and the wing came off 47 seconds later. The aircraft crashed into a forest near Luassingua. All 8 crew and 13 passengers (Soviet military advisors and Angolan officers) were killed. The An-12 was en route from Cuito Cuanavale (CTI) to Luanda (LAD) via Menongue (SPP).
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Cuito Cuanavale Airport en Menongue Airport bedraagt 164 km (102 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.