Incident Overview
Date: Monday 19 January 1987
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Fora Area Popular de Angola
Registration Number: R102
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary flight control system and structural components, specifically the wing and tail.The aircraft’s primary flight control system and structural components, specifically the wing and tail.
Category: UK
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure, resulting in its destruction.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure, resulting in its destruction.
Description
Destroyed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a structural issue or control system malfunction ? caused the aircraft to lose control and crash.Mechanical failure ? likely a structural issue or control system malfunction ? caused the aircraft to lose control and crash.Share on:
