| Date: | Saturday 27 August 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Transamerica Airlines |
| Registration: | N17ST |
| MSN: | 4333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Allison 501-D22A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 50 km S of Dundo Airport (DUE) -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
While passing through FL60, the crew reported a weak NDB. The Hercules, transporting diesel fuel, crashed at an elevation of 2650 feet in fog.
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