Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 March 2001
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
Owner/operator: SAL Express – Sociedade de Avia?o Ligeira
Registration Number: S9-CAE
Location: Quilemba –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability system.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during heavy rainfall, resulting in a crash into mountainous terrain.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during heavy rainfall, resulting in a crash into mountainous terrain.
Description
Crashed into mountains, reportedly in conditions of (heavy) rainfall.
Primary Cause
Heavy rainfall conditions likely induced excessive aerodynamic forces, leading to loss of control and subsequent impact with the mountains.Heavy rainfall conditions likely induced excessive aerodynamic forces, leading to loss of control and subsequent impact with the mountains.Share on:
