Porto Amélia - Mueda

On May 2, 1973 at 06:30 PM, Porto Amélia - Mueda experienced a crash involving Nord 2501 Noratlas, operated by Portuguese Air Force - Força Aerea Portuguesa, with the event recorded near Mueda Cabo Delgado.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Mueda Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with low clouds and limited visibility. The pilot-in-command descended too low on final when the airplane struck the ground and crashed short of runway 16 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed, among them two civilians and two officers.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6411, MSN F.5, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -11.4194°, 38.4963°.