Huambo - Saurimo

On December 26, 1998 at 12:05 PM, Huambo - Saurimo experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Transafrik, with the event recorded near Huambo-Albano Machado Huambo.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 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: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft departed Huambo-Albano Machado Airport on an humanitarian mission to Saurimo under call sign UNO806 on behalf of the United Nations Organization. Five minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in a field located near the village of Vila Nova, about 40 km from Huambo. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration S9-CAO, MSN 4561, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -12.8075°, 15.7573°.