Huambo - Luanda

On September 14, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Huambo - Luanda experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, operated by Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana, with the event recorded near Huambo-Albano Machado Huambo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

23 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 73.9%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after take off from Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, the twine engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end, bursting into flames. All four crew and two passengers survived while 17 passengers were killed. There were 11 officers, three generals and six civilians on board. This Embraer Brasilia was the most recent built in service.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-500, MSN 120-359, year of manufacture 2002.

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