Cabinda – Luanda

On January 31, 2010 at 03:13 PM, Cabinda – Luanda experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Guicango, with the event recorded near Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda.

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

37 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 37 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 34, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Cabinda, the aircraft landed on runway 25 when all three gears collapsed. The aircraft slid on its belly for few dozen metres before coming to rest by taxiway Bravo. While all 37 occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-FES, MSN 9341431, year of manufacture 1973.

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