Ondjiva - Catumbela

On June 17, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Ondjiva - Catumbela experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana, with the event recorded near Catumbela Benguela.

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

53 people were known to be on board, 48 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 90.6%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 45, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Ondjiva to Catumbela on behalf of the Angolan Company Maboque, and was carrying some of their employees as well as football players. While descending to Catumbela Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 15 km from Catumbela Airport. Five passengers were seriously injured while 48 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-401, MSN 326, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.3935°, 13.5465°.