Criminal Occurrence description
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| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 14 OCT 1987 |
| Time: | 07:05 UTC |
| Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Zimex Aviation |
| Registration: | HB-ILF |
| C/n / msn: | 4701 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8772 |
| Cycles: | 5708 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) W of Cuito (Angola) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI/FNCV), Angola |
| Benguela-Gen V Deslandes Airport (BUG/FNBG), Angola |
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 4min 36sec after take-off, 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: "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." 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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