ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-46F S9-BAI Dundo Airport (DUE)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Friday 5 January 2001
Type:Silhouette image of generic B721 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-46F
Operator:Air Gemini Cargo
Registration: S9-BAI
MSN: 20078/686
First flight: 1969-01-22 (32 years)
Total airframe hrs:40300
Cycles:30800
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Dundo Airport (DUE) (   Angola)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola
Destination airport:Dundo Airport (DUE/FNDU), Angola
Narrative:
The cargo plane approached Dundo in favourable weather conditions. The airplane touched down just short of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed after striking the raised lip of the runway. The Boeing 727 continued onto the runway and deviated to the right; it slid off the runway onto an area covered with high grass and bushes. Then the other landing gear legs collapsed. In the mishap a man was killed who had stopped to relieve himself close to runway.

Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot

Sources:
» Flight Safety Foundation International
» Reuters
» Tommy Maurer


Photos

photo of Boeing-727-46F-N746EV
accident date: 05-01-2001
type: Boeing 727-46F
registration: N746EV
 

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 Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to Dundo Airport as the crow flies is 847 km (529 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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