Luanda - Lucapa
Flight / Schedule
Luanda - Lucapa
Aircraft
Antonov AN-12Registration
RA-11101
MSN
01 347 703
Year of Manufacture
1971
Date
October 6, 1996 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Lucapa Lunda Norte
Region
Africa • Angola
Coordinates
-8.4195°, 20.7411°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 6, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Luanda - Lucapa experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by GOSNII GA - Gosudarstvenny Issledovatelny Institut Grazhdanskoi Aviatsii, with the event recorded near Lucapa Lunda Norte.
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.
19 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 36.8%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 1.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Luanda to Lucapa on behalf of Hellier International Ltd, carrying 13 passengers, six crew members and a load of 12,6 tons of fish. After touchdown by night at Lucapa Airport, the crew started the braking procedure when the runway light system failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that overran and came to rest against a house located 60 metres further. Six passengers trapped in the cargo hold were killed as well as one people in the house.
Aircraft reference details include registration RA-11101, MSN 01 347 703, year of manufacture 1971.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.4195°, 20.7411°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
0
Passengers
6
Other
1
Crash Summary
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Luanda to Lucapa on behalf of Hellier International Ltd, carrying 13 passengers, six crew members and a load of 12,6 tons of fish. After touchdown by night at Lucapa Airport, the crew started the braking procedure when the runway light system failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that overran and came to rest against a house located 60 metres further. Six passengers trapped in the cargo hold were killed as well as one people in the house.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
13
Estimated Survivors
12
Fatality Rate
36.8%
Known people on board: 19
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Luanda - Lucapa
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Angola
Aircraft Details
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