Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 DEC 1998 |
| Time: | ca 12:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operating for: | United Nations - UN |
| Leased from: | Transafrik |
| Registration: | S9-CAO |
| C/n / msn: | 4561 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison 501-D22A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vila Nova (Angola)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Huambo Airport (NOV/FNHU), Angola |
| Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA), Angola | |
| Flightnumber: | 806 |
The Hercules crashed in dense jungle, 25km from the departure town of Huambo. There is heavy fighting going on in the area between UNITA rebels and Angolan government forces. The wreckage has been spotted, but fighting in the area made it impossible for the UN to access the wreckage.
Sources:
» UN
» Reuters
Photos
N920SJ was sold to Transafrik in September 1998.
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 Huambo Airport to Saurimo Airport as the crow flies is 614 km (384 miles).
Distance from Huambo Airport to Saurimo Airport as the crow flies is 614 km (384 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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