Huambo - Luanda

On January 2, 1999 at 12:00 AM, Huambo - Luanda 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.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Shortly after takeoff from Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed about 20 km north of the airport near the village of Alto Chyumbu. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-EHD, MSN 4839, year of manufacture 1980.

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