Last updated: 22 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 2 mei 1973 |
| Tijd: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Nord 2502F Noratlas |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registratie: | 6411 |
| Constructienummer: | F.5 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 7 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 11 / inzittenden: 11 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Mueda Airport (MUD) ( Mozambique)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Porto Amélia Airport (POL/FQPB), Mozambique |
| Mueda Airport (MUD/FQMD), Mozambique |
The aircraft crashed and was totally destroyed near the threshold of runway 16 at 18:30 LT. All 7 crew members and 4 passengers (two civilian and two military) were killed. The crew descended prematurely under the MDA at the conditions of low clouds, not having a good visual contact with the runway.
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Porto Amélia Airport en Mueda Airport bedraagt 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Porto Amélia Airport en Mueda Airport bedraagt 179 km (112 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
