Luanda – Malabo – N’Djamena – Tripoli – Moscow

On June 1, 1976 at 07:48 AM, Luanda – Malabo – N’Djamena – Tripoli – Moscow experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Malabo Bioko Norte Province (Malabo).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

45 people were known to be on board, 45 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 35, passenger fatalities: 35, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While flying at an altitude of 4,200 metres from Luanda to Malabo, the crew received the last weather briefing for Malabo Airport and was cleared to descent for a landing on runway 05. ATC requested the crew to report once runway 05 in sight and the crew gave his ETA four minutes later at 0752LT. While approaching at an altitude of 750 metres and at a speed of 490 km/h, the airplane struck the south slope of Mt San Carlos located 48 km southwest of Malabo Airport. The wreckage was sighted by the pilot of the personal helicopter of the Equatorial Guinea President five days later, on June 6. SAR teams were dispatched and arrived on scene on June 18 only. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 45 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-85102, MSN 75A102, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.7357°, 8.7699°.