Narrative:
A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules transport plane was struck by a surface-to-air missile after departure from Menongue Airport (SPP), Angola. The no. 4 engine took a direct hit and the no. 3 engine was damaged by shrapnel.
The crew decided to return to Menongue. The airplane suffered a runway excursion after landing, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Runway excursion
accident date: 05-01-1990
type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: N13ST
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 5 January 1990 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Angola Air Charter |
| Registration: | D2-THB |
| MSN: | 4222 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Menongue Airport (SPP) ( Angola)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Menongue Airport (SPP/FNME), Angola |
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A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules transport plane was struck by a surface-to-air missile after departure from Menongue Airport (SPP), Angola. The no. 4 engine took a direct hit and the no. 3 engine was damaged by shrapnel.
The crew decided to return to Menongue. The airplane suffered a runway excursion after landing, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundRunway excursion
Sources:
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.08Photos
accident date: 05-01-1990
type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: N13ST
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