Luanda - Lusaka

On March 26, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Luanda - Lusaka experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Interflug, with the event recorded near Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was dispatched from Berlin to Luanda to transfer a load of weapons and ammunitions to the ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People's Union) militants based in Lusaka, Rhodesia. The cargo arrived from East Germany by boat and was transferred to the airplane. During the takeoff roll on runway 23, at a speed of 268 km/h, the engine n°2 failed. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, collided with the localizer antenna and crashed in flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. Crew: Dieter Hartmann, pilot, Jochen Wilsdorf, pilot, Horst Umlauft, navigator, Frank-Rolf John, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration DM-STL, MSN 186 0094 02, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.8100°, 13.2361°.