Narrative:
The Tupolev was on an international flight from Luanda (LAD), Angola to Moscow-Sheremetyevo (SVO), Russia with enroute stops at Malabo (SSG), Equatorial Guinea and Tripoli (TIP), Libya. After takeoff from Malabo the aircraft collided with Mount San Carlos on Macías Nguema Biyogo (now Bioko) Island at a height of 750 m. The mountain is located on the southern tip of the island, some 50 km south of the Malabo Airport.
The cause of the accident could not be established, but the accident investigation commission suspected that the MSRP-12 radar on the Tu-154 may have failed so that the crew was not aware of its position over the island.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 June 1976 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-85102 |
| MSN: | 75A102 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2119 |
| Cycles: | 1069 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 35 / Occupants: 35 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Macías Nguema Biyogo Island ( Equatorial Guinea)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 750 m (2461 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport (SSG/FGSL), Equatorial Guinea |
| Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libya | |
| Flightnumber: | 418 |
The Tupolev was on an international flight from Luanda (LAD), Angola to Moscow-Sheremetyevo (SVO), Russia with enroute stops at Malabo (SSG), Equatorial Guinea and Tripoli (TIP), Libya. After takeoff from Malabo the aircraft collided with Mount San Carlos on Macías Nguema Biyogo (now Bioko) Island at a height of 750 m. The mountain is located on the southern tip of the island, some 50 km south of the Malabo Airport.
The cause of the accident could not be established, but the accident investigation commission suspected that the MSRP-12 radar on the Tu-154 may have failed so that the crew was not aware of its position over the island.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Flight International 11 December 1976 (1695)» Soviet Transports
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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 Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport to Tripoli International Airport as the crow flies is 3232 km (2020 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Malabo-Santa Isabel Airport to Tripoli International Airport as the crow flies is 3232 km (2020 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.
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