Maputo - Luanda

On November 29, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Maputo - Luanda experienced a crash involving Embraer ERJ-190, operated by Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM, with the event recorded near Divundu Kavango Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

33 people were known to be on board, 33 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Aircraft left Maputo Airport at 1126LT on flight LAM470 to Luanda, Angola. En route, while overflying Botswana and Namibia, aircraft encountered bad weather conditions with CB's at high altitude and turbulence. In unknown circumstances, aircraft went out of control and disappeared from radar screens at 1230LT, most probably after diving into the ground. As the aircraft did not arrive at Luanda, SAR commenced but were suspended by night due to low visibility and bad weather conditions (heavy rain falls). The day after, on 30NOV, Namibia Police forces announced they located the wreckage in the Bwabwata National Park, near Divundu. Aircraft was completely destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire. All 33 occupants were killed, among them 16 Mozambicans, 9 Angolans, 5 Portuguese, one French, one Brazilian and one Chinese. The aircraft crashed in a dense wooded and isolated area, sot SAR are difficult. No distress call was sent by the crew.

Aircraft reference details include registration C9-EMC, MSN 190-00581, year of manufacture 2012.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.0993°, 21.5488°.