1983 TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crash

1983 TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crash

A TAAG Angole Airlines Boeing 737-200 similar to the one involved.
Accident summary
Date	8 November 1983
Type	Disputed
Site	near Lubango, Angola
Passengers	126
Crew	4
Injuries	0
Fatalities	130
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-200
Operator	TAAG Angola Airlines
Tail number	D2-TBN
Flight origin	Lubango Airport, Lubango, Angola
Destination	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola

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The 1983 TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crash occurred just after a Boeing 737-200 took off from Lubango Airport at Lubango, Angola, on a domestic flight to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda on 8 November 1983. The aircraft had 126 passengers and four crew on board.

The aircraft was at 200 feet (61 m) and climbing but then started to descend and turned left until the left wingtip hit the ground and the aircraft broke up, bursting into flames. The wreckage came to rest 800 meters (2,625 feet) from the end of the runway at Lubango Airport. The crash killed all 130 passengers and crew on board.

Cause

Angolan authorities stated the crash was the result of technical failure, however UNITA claimed to have shot down the aircraft with a surface-to-air missile.

References

• Aviation Safety Network synopsis
• 150 feared killed in Angola plane crash
• Planecrashinfo.com synopsis