Brazzaville - Luanda

On April 14, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Brazzaville - Luanda experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by TAAG Angola Airlines - Transportes Aéreos de Angola, with the event recorded near Brazzaville Brazzaville City District.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 42.9%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Just after liftoff from runway 06, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and sank back on the runway. It skidded for few dozen metres, overran and came to rest 300 metres further, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed while four others were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-TFP, MSN 10424, year of manufacture 1969.