Ostende - Lubumbashi

On November 21, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Ostende - Lubumbashi experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Pacific Western Airlines - PWA, with the event recorded near Lubumbashi Katanga.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Lubumbashi Airport while on a cargo flight from Ostende, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck a 30 metres high tree with its right wing. Upon impact, the right wing was partially torn off. The airplane lost height and crashed few hundred metres short of runway threshold. All six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-PWX, MSN 4361, year of manufacture 1969.