| Date: | Saturday 25 March 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32B |
| Owner/operator: | Angolan Government |
| Registration: | D2-MAJ |
| MSN: | 2902 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 30 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Huambo Airport (NOV) -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Huambo Airport (NOV/FNHU) |
| Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Antonov, leased from a Ukrainian company, suffered a brake failure on takeoff as the crew attempted to avoid a hole in the runway. The Antonov lost directional control and ran off the runway. It struck another hole and broke in two.
The exact number of occupants is not known; at least 30 people where injured.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
AP
Flight International 25-31 July 2000
ICAO Adrep
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