Narrative:
Crashed into the sea when approaching Lobito in conditions below visual minima. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Luanda (LAD) to Sá da Bandeira (now Lubango).
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1972 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Operator: | DTA-Direcção de Exploração dos Transp. Aéreos |
| Registration: | CR-LLD |
| MSN: | 10439 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3828 |
| Cycles: | 3224 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) NW off Lobito Airport ( Angola)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| Lobito Airport (FNLB), Angola |
Crashed into the sea when approaching Lobito in conditions below visual minima. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Luanda (LAD) to Sá da Bandeira (now Lubango).
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Willem WendtPhotos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Luanda Airport to Lobito Airport as the crow flies is 390 km (244 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Luanda Airport to Lobito Airport as the crow flies is 390 km (244 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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