Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 DEC 1999 |
| Time: | 05:45 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Transafrik |
| Registration: | S9-BOP |
| C/n / msn: | 4477 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Location: | Luzamba Airport (LZM) (Angola)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Luzamba Airport (LZM/FNLZ), Angola |
The aircraft could not be brought to a halt before the end of the 3000 feet runway. The Hercules overran the dirt runway and went into a 40 feet ravine. The aircraft was reportedly transporting diesel fuel in an internal mounted tank.
Sources:
» Bob Daley
» ICAO Adrep
» John Plowman
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