| Date: | Saturday 26 December 1998 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United Nations - UN, opb Transafrik |
| Registration: | S9-CAO |
| MSN: | 4561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Allison 501-D22A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Vila Nova -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Huambo Airport (NOV/FNHU) |
| Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA) |
The Hercules crashed in dense jungle, 25 km from the departure town of Huambo. There is heavy fighting going on in the area between UNITA rebels and Angolan government forces. The wreckage has been spotted, but fighting in the area made it impossible for the UN to access the wreckage.
Sources:
UN
Reuters
History of this aircraft
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Location
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photo (c) Joachim Bongers, via Werner Fischdick; Shannon Airport (SNN); July 1994
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