| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 31 OCT 2000 |
| Tipo: | Antonov 26 |
| Operador: | ACA-Ancargo Air |
| Registración: | D2-FDI |
| Numéro de série: | 12009? |
| Año de Construcción: | 1982 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 44 / Ocupantes: 44 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 49 / Ocupantes: 49 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Mona Quimbundo (Angola)
 |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA), Angola |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
Descripción:The Antonov 26, carrying a Ukrainian crew, was on a flight from Lucapa to Luanda via Dundo and Saurimo. The plane lost contact with the control tower some 20 minutes after takeoff. UNITA rebels claimed in a statement that they shot down the plane.
Fuentes:
» Angop
» AP
» ICAO Adrep
» Scramble
Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
The Angolan aviation authorities intend, by the end of November 2000, to reassess the capacity of the foreign crews operating in the country, because of the high number of accidents involving those crews.
Fotos
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 Saurimo Airport to Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 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.