Date: | Tuesday 31 October 2000 |
Time: | |
Type: | Antonov An-26 |
Owner/operator: | ACA-Ancargo Air |
Registration: | D2-FDI |
MSN: | 12009? |
Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 49 / Occupants: 49 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Mona Quimbundo -
Angola
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA) |
Destination airport: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Antonov 26, carrying a Ukrainian crew, was on a flight from Lukapa to Luanda via Dundo and Saurimo. The plane lost contact with the control tower some 20 minutes after takeoff. UNITA rebels claimed in a statement that they shot down the plane.
Sources:
Angop
AP
ICAO Adrep
Scramble
Location
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