Saurimo - Luanda

On February 14, 2015 at 08:58 PM, Saurimo - Luanda experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana, with the event recorded near Malanje Malanje.

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

50 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 50 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: 47, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Saurimo to Luanda, the crew encountered technical problems and was cleared to divert to Malanje Airport for an emergency landing. Upon landing on an unlit runway, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 50 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire. The exact cause of the technical failure remains unknown.

Aircraft reference details include registration T-256, MSN 21 08, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.2660°, 17.0457°.