Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 May 1972
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: DTA-Direc?o de Explora?o dos Transp. Areos
Registration Number: CR-LLD
Location: 3 km NW off Lobito Airport –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating on a domestic flight from Luanda to Lubango experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and crashed into the sea.An aircraft operating on a domestic flight from Luanda to Lubango experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and crashed into the sea.
Description
Crashed into the sea when approaching Lobito in conditions below visual minima. The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Luanda (LAD) to S da Bandeira (now Lubango).
Primary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically below visual minima, likely contributed to the loss of altitude.Weather conditions, specifically below visual minima, likely contributed to the loss of altitude.Share on:
