2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash
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The 2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash occurred on 15 November 2000 when an Antonov An-24 registered as D2-FCG operated by Angolan airliner ASA Pesada crashed shortly after taking off from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Angola's capital Luanda. The aircraft was carrying 52 passengers and 5 crewmembers and was heading to Yuri Gagarin Airport in Namibe Province, Angola. All 57 people on board were killed in the crash.
Accident | |
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Date | 15 November 2000 (2000-11-15) |
Summary | Engine failure, loss of control |
Site | Near Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24RV |
Operator | ASA Pesada |
Registration | D2-FCG |
Flight origin | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola |
Destination | Namibe Airport, Namibe, Angola |
Occupants | 57 |
Passengers | 52 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 57 |
Survivors | 0 |
The crash was the third deadliest plane crash in Angola, the second deadliest plane crash involving an Antonov An-24 and the second plane crash to occur in the country in just less than 3 weeks. On 31 October, another Antonov An-24 carrying 49 people operated by ACA-Ancargo Air crashed on the northern part of the country, killing all 49 people on board with UNITA rebels claimed to have shot down the plane.[1]