Luanda - Techamutete

On April 27, 1988 at 09:35 AM, Luanda - Techamutete experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana, with the event recorded near Techamutete Huíla.

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.

29 people were known to be on board, 29 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 26, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. On final approach to Techamutete Airport, the aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile and crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed, among them Brigadier General Francisco Cruz Bourzac, deputy minister for Armament in the Cuban Government.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-237, MSN 77 04, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.2321°, 16.0408°.