| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1990 |
| Time: | 19:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | Zambian Air Force |
| Registration: | AF-316 |
| MSN: | 66 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 10 km W of Lusaka Airport (LUN) -
 Zambia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mbala Airport (MMQ/FLBA) |
| Lusaka Airport (LUN/FLLS) |
Suddenly dove into a field as it prepared to land.
Sources:
Buffalo Roster Revision 5
Air Forces Monthly 12/02, p.74
Airlinerlist.com
Scramble Vol.11, nr.10
Volkskrant 19.2.1990
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