Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2014 |
Time: | 10:00 |
Type: | Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia |
Owner/operator: | Guicango |
Registration: | D2-FFZ |
MSN: | 120212 |
Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Lukapa Airport (LBZ) -
Angola
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU) |
Destination airport: | Dundo Airport (DUE/FNDU) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft, a Guicango Embraer 120 Brasilia, was damaged in a forced landing accident near Lukapa Airport (LBZ), Lunda Norte, Angola. Local media reports suggest the airplane suffered engine problems en route between Luanda and Dundo. A forced landing was carried out at or near Lukapa Airport.
The airplane came to rest on rough terrain and sustained substantial damage to the undercarriage, both engines and wings. No injuries were reported to the occupants onboard.
Sources:
RNA
Angonoticias Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL); February 1995
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