Dundo – Luanda

On October 12, 2017 at 05:15 PM, Dundo – Luanda experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, operated by Guicango, with the event recorded near Cuilo Lunda Norte.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Dundo Airport at 1658LT on an ambulance flight to Luanda, carrying three doctors, one patient from South Africa and three crew members. About 15 minutes into the flight, the crew reported engine problems when one of them caught fire shortly later. The airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field located near Cuilo, about 170 km southwest of Dundo. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D2-FDO, MSN 120-082, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.2369°, 19.5246°.