ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-44F S9-TAN M'Banza Congo Airport (SSY)
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Date:Wednesday 27 April 1994
Time:16:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic B721 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-44F
Operator:Transafrik
Registration: S9-TAN
MSN: 18893/157
First flight: 1965-06-25 (28 years 10 months)
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:M'Banza Congo Airport (SSY) (   Angola)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola
Destination airport:M'Banza Congo Airport (SSY/FNBC), Angola
Narrative:
The aircraft touched down 2 m short of the runway. The undercarriage struck a drainage ditch and collapsed. The aircraft continued onto the runway, veered right off the side of the runway an crossed a road, striking a bus with its right wing. The short and narrow runway at M'Banza forces B727 pilots to touch down as soon after the threshold as possible.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Flight International 18-24 January 95
» Scramble 181


Photos

photo of Boeing-727-44F-N188CL
accident date: 27-04-1994
type: Boeing 727-44F
registration: N188CL
 

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 M'Banza Congo Airport as the crow flies is 308 km (192 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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