Status: | |
Date: | Friday 8 June 2001 |
Time: | 04:30 |
Type: | Boeing 727-90C |
Operator: | Transafrik |
Registration: | S9-BOG |
MSN: | 19170/332 |
First flight: | 1966-11-01 (34 years 8 months) |
Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B (HK) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) from Luena ( Angola)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Luena Airport (LUO/FNUE), Angola |
Narrative:A Boeing 727 operating for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was descending into Luena at FL150 when the no. 2 engine was struck by a missile. The crew managed to carry out a safe emergency landing. WFP suspended operations in the area for six days following the incident. The aircraft was ferried to Luanda for repairs on June 17.
Classification:
Shot down from the ground
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Reuters
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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.