Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 MAR 1994 |
| Type: | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Operator: | Mavewa Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | D2-ECE |
| C/n / msn: | 903 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) from Cabinda (Angola) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| Cabinda Airport (CAB/FNCA), Angola |
Some 30 minuntes into the flight the nr. 2 engine lost power and had to be shut down. The pilot carried out a forced landing on rough ground, causing irrepairable damage to the airplane.
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
» Scramble
» WAAS
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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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-4 de Fevereiro Airport to Cabinda Airport as the crow flies is 379 km (237 miles).
Distance from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to Cabinda Airport as the crow flies is 379 km (237 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.
