Criminal Occurrence description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:
Date:31 MAR 1973
Type:Douglas DC-3D
Operator:Força Aérea Portuguesa
Registration: 6169
C/n / msn: 42968
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Cuito Canaval (Angola)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola
Destination airport:Henrique de Carvalho Airport (VHC/FNSA), Angola
Narrative:
Crashed landed after being hit by gun fire.

Sources:
» José Vilhena

Photos
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Luanda Airport to Henrique de Carvalho Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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