Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 November 1983
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2M2
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TBN
Location: 1 km from Lubango Airport (SDD) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 130 / Occupants: 130
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An aircraft crashed due to a technical failure after climbing to 200 feet, turning left, and striking the ground at 800 meters past the runway. The incident was attributed to an Angolan authorities investigation and a claim by Guerilla rebels, who asserted they shot down the aircraft with a SAM missile.An aircraft crashed due to a technical failure after climbing to 200 feet, turning left, and striking the ground at 800 meters past the runway. The incident was attributed to an Angolan authorities investigation and a claim by Guerilla rebels, who asserted they shot down the aircraft with a SAM missile.
Description
The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 200 feet after takeoff but started to descend and turned left. The wingtip struck the ground causing the aircraft to crash, bursting into flames, 800 m past the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: Technical failure according to Angolan authorities. Guerrilla (UNITA) rebels in the area however, claimed to have shot down the aircraft with a SAM missile.
Primary Cause
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