Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1987 |
Time: | 07:05 |
Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
Owner/operator: | Zimex Aviation |
Registration: | HB-ILF |
MSN: | 4701 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8772 hours |
Cycles: | 5708 flights |
Engine model: | Allison 501-D22A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | 40 km W of Kuito -
Angola
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Kuito Airport (SVP/FNKU) |
Destination airport: | Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport (BUG/FNBG) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Hercules aircraft took off from Kuito at 06:50 UTC for a return flight to Benguela. On climbout a no. 1 engine failure was simulated by the pilot. The aircraft then continued to climb to FL240. At 4 min 36sec after takeoff, the no. 3 engine exploded. A fire then erupted. The Hercules descended fast and collided with 8 houses of the Cancao village, killing two people on the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident can be explained by the fact that the aircraft was struck by ground fire or a missile, the origin of which couldn't be established."
Sources:
Schlussbericht der Eidgenössischen Flugunfall-Untersuchungskommission über den Unfall des Flugzeuges Lockheed 382G-44K-30 "Hercules" HB-ILF vom 14. Oktober 1987 40km W Kuito (Angola), Nr. 1987/A 26 1366
Location
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photo (c) unknown
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Basel Airport (BSL); September 1987
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