Narrative:
Suddenly dove into a field as it prepared to land.
» Air Forces Monthly 12/02, p.74
» Airlinerlist.com
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.10
» Volkskrant 19.2.1990
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1990 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Operator: | Zambian Air Force |
| Registration: | AF-316 |
| MSN: | 66 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 10 km W of Lusaka Airport (LUN) ( Zambia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mbala Airport (MMQ/FLBA), Zambia |
| Lusaka Airport (LUN/FLLS), Zambia |
Suddenly dove into a field as it prepared to land.
Sources:
» Buffalo Roster Revision 5» Air Forces Monthly 12/02, p.74
» Airlinerlist.com
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.10
» Volkskrant 19.2.1990
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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 Mbala Airport to Lusaka Airport as the crow flies is 782 km (488 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Mbala Airport to Lusaka Airport as the crow flies is 782 km (488 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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