Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 December 1995
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188C Electra
Owner/operator: Trans Service Airlift
Registration Number: 9Q-CRR
Location: near Cahungula, Lunda Norte –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 141 / Occupants: 144
Component Affected: The Lockheed L-188C Electra passenger plane.The Lockheed L-188C Electra passenger plane.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed L-188C Electra passenger plane crashed in Angola’s Lunda Norte province, resulting in the loss of 144 lives. The aircraft, operated by Trans Service Airlift, departed Kinshasa, Zaire, and was likely chartered by Angola?s UNITA movement, potentially carrying passengers to Angola?s diamond mines.A Lockheed L-188C Electra passenger plane crashed in Angola’s Lunda Norte province, resulting in the loss of 144 lives. The aircraft, operated by Trans Service Airlift, departed Kinshasa, Zaire, and was likely chartered by Angola?s UNITA movement, potentially carrying passengers to Angola?s diamond mines.
Description
A Lockheed L-188C Electra passenger plane, operated by Trans Service Airlift, was destroyed when it crashed in Angola’s Lunda Norte province. There were 144 persons on board the flight, so the plane was overloaded by approximately 40 passengers. Zaire’s transport minister reported that the Electra left Kinshasa, Zaire (the country is now named D.R. Congo). The destination was not known. The airplane possibly carried people to Angola?s diamond mines or it may have been chartered by Angola’s UNITA movement.
Primary Cause
Overloading of the aircraft with passengers.Overloading of the aircraft with passengers.Share on:
