Luanda - Dundo

On March 16, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Luanda - Dundo experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Transafrik, with the event recorded near Malanje Malanje.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising at FL170 on a cargo flight from Luanda to Dundo, the four engine aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 32 km from Malanje. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1564, MSN 4833, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.2660°, 17.0457°.