Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1987 |
Time: | 07:05 UTC |
Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
Operator: | Zimex Aviation |
Registration: | HB-ILF |
MSN: | 4701 |
First flight: | 1976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8772 |
Cycles: | 5708 |
Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 40 km (25 mls) W of Kuito ( Angola)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Kuito Airport (SVP/FNKU), Angola |
Destination airport: | Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport (BUG/FNBG), Angola |
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:
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."
Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Loss of control
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
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accident date:
14-10-1987type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: HB-ILF
accident date:
14-10-1987type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: HB-ILF
Map
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 Kuito Airport to Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport as the crow flies is 384 km (240 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.