Narrative:
The crew carried out a forced landing in a field when the aircraft ran out of fuel. It broke in two. The baggage pod was destroyed.
Significant but non-fatal injuries to crew and passengers.
Forced landing outside airport
» Aviation Letter 367
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1997 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | SAL - Sociedade de Aviaçao Ligeira |
| Registration: | D2-ECL |
| MSN: | BB-44 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) N of Luanda Airport (LAD) ( Angola)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lukapa Airport (LBZ/FNLK), Angola |
| Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
The crew carried out a forced landing in a field when the aircraft ran out of fuel. It broke in two. The baggage pod was destroyed.
Significant but non-fatal injuries to crew and passengers.
Classification:
Fuel starvationForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Flight International 3-9 June 1998» Aviation Letter 367
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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 Lukapa Airport to Luanda Airport as the crow flies is 822 km (514 miles).
Distance from Lukapa Airport to Luanda Airport as the crow flies is 822 km (514 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.
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