Crash of an Embraer EMB-120RT Brasília near Cuilo: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 12, 2017 at 1715 LT
Operator:
Registration:
D2-FDO
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dundo – Luanda
MSN:
120-082
YOM:
1988
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Dundo Airport at 1658LT on an ambulance flight to Luanda, carrying three doctors, one patient from South Africa and three crew members. About 15 minutes into the flight, the crew reported engine problems when one of them caught fire shortly later. The airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field located near Cuilo, about 170 km southwest of Dundo. All seven occupants were killed.
