Luanda – Lucapa – Dundo – Lucapa – Luanda

On May 28, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Luanda – Lucapa – Dundo – Lucapa – Luanda experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Sociedad de Aviaçao Ligeira - SAL, with the event recorded near Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, following an uneventful flight from Lucapa, both engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost speed then stalled and crashed 510 metres short of runway threshold. All six occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. As no fuel was available at Lucapa and Dundo Airport, the crew prepared the tour with a fuel autonomy of six hours, which should be a minimum as the flight calculation for the all tour was five hours and 20 minutes. It was determined that in-flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to modify his route, increasing flight time and fuel consumption.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-ECL, MSN BB-44, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.8100°, 13.2361°.