Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 APR 1993 |
| Type: | Antonov 12B |
| Operator: | United Nations - UN |
| Registration: | CCCP-11121 |
| C/n / msn: | 02348103 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Luena (Angola) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Luena Airport (LUO/FNUE), Angola |
| Catumbela Airport (CBT/FNCM), Angola |
At FL160 the no. 1 engine was hit by a SAM missile. A forced landing had to be carried out in a field near Luena. One crewmember was killed after stepping on a mine.
The actual registration carried at the time of the accident is unknown. CCCP-11121 was cancelled from the Russian register in February 1993.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Scramble 169
» Scramble 168
Photos
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 Luena Airport to Catumbela Airport as the crow flies is 699 km (437 miles).
Distance from Luena Airport to Catumbela Airport as the crow flies is 699 km (437 miles).
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.
