Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
Status:
Date:22 FEB 1991
Type:Antonov 26
Operator:Força Aérea Popular de Angola
Registration: registration unknown
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 43 / Occupants: 43
Total:Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Cazombo (Angola) show on map
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Antonov was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.

Sources:
» Flight International
» Soviet Transports (1994)

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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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Antonov 26

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  • 1403 built
  • 4th worst accident (at the time)
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