| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Owner/operator: | Zanex |
| Registration: | S9-CAT |
| MSN: | 6344503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saurimo Airport (VHC) -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU) |
| Saurimo Airport (VHC/FNSA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A go-around had to be carried out because vehicle had entered the runway. The Antonov however touched down in a nose-high attitude and crashed.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Scramble 239, 240
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE); December 1991
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