| Date: | Thursday 1 July 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Savanair (Angola) |
| Registration: | TN-AFR |
| MSN: | 8345502 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Luzamba -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA) |
| Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU) |
The aircraft was claimed to be shot down by UNITA forces. One crewmember (of Russian nationality) was killed in the accident. Four other Russian crew members were held hostage by UNITA forces. The Antonov was piloted by Russian nationals A. Yudov, M. Yatsenko, V. Gmyrin, V. Kachalin and A. Rogovets.
Sources:
Scramble 247
Itar/TASS
Scramble 243
Location
Images:
photo (c) Felix Goetting; Magadan Airport (GDX/UHMM); 08 July 1994
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