Luanda – Catumbela

On November 21, 2003 at 12:00 AM, Luanda – Catumbela experienced a crash involving BAe 125, operated by Intertransit, with the event recorded near Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Lunda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, en route to Catumbela, the crew informed ATC about hydraulic problems and was cleared for an emergency return to Luanda. Due to the failure of the primary hydraulic system, the crew was unable to lower the landing gear and decided to complete a belly landing on the grassy area located between both runways 23 and 25. The aircraft slid on its belly for few dozen metres before coming to rest. Both pilots were uninjured but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-EXR, MSN 25215, year of manufacture 1970.

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