| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1973 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Nord 2502F Noratlas |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea Portuguesa |
| Registration: | 6411 |
| MSN: | F.5 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mueda Airport (MUD) -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Porto Amélia Airport (POL/FQPB) |
| Mueda Airport (MUD/FQMD) |
The aircraft crashed and was totally destroyed near the threshold of runway 16 at 18:30 LT. All 7 crew members and 4 passengers (two civilian and two military) were killed. The crew descended prematurely under the MDA at the conditions of low clouds, not having a good visual contact with the runway.
Sources:
Clube de especialistas do AB4
Nord Noratlas Production List Air-Britain
Especialistas da Base Aérea 12 Guiné 65/74
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