ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules D2-THB Menongue Airport (SPP)
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Date:Friday 5 January 1990
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Menongue Airport (SPP/FNME), Angola
Destination airport:?
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.

Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.08


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photo of Lockheed-L-100-30-Hercules-N13ST
accident date: 05-01-1990
type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: N13ST
 
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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