Luanda – São Tomé – Lisbon

On November 22, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Luanda – São Tomé – Lisbon experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Portuguese Air Force - Força Aerea Portuguesa, with the event recorded near São Tomé Água Grande.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.2%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The airplane was completing a flight from Luanda to Lisbon with an intermediate stop at São Tomé. After takeoff, while climbing in heavy rain falls, the airplane stalled and crashed few km from the airfield. All four crew members and 19 passengers (all civilians) were killed while 14 other occupants were injured. It is believed the aircraft was overloaded at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration 7502, MSN 10773, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.3264°, 6.7301°.