Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 February 1991
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Fora Area Popular de Angola
Location: near Cazombo –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control systems.The aircraft’s flight control systems.
A critical Russian airliner, the Antonov, was struck down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.A critical Russian airliner, the Antonov, was struck down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.
Description
The Antonov was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=defaulthttp://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=defaultPrimary Cause
A surface-to-air missile strike.A surface-to-air missile strike.Share on:
