ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules HB-ILF Kuito
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 14 October 1987
Time:07:05 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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: 14-10-1987
type: Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
registration: HB-ILF
photo of Lockheed-L-100-30-Hercules-HB-ILF
accident date: 14-10-1987
type: 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.
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