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).
| 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 |
| Menongue Airport (SPP/FNME), Angola |
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.
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.
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Antonov An-12
- 1243 built
- 92e ongeval
- 55e dodelijk ongeval
- 10e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 24e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
Angola- 4e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 15e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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