1993 Zambia national football team plane crash · Atlantic Ocean
On April 27, 1993, 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash (Atlantic Ocean). 30 people died.
- Date
- April 27, 1993
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean
- Operator
- Zambian Air Force
- Killed
- 30
- Position
- 0.618°N, 9.313°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q1366606
From Wikipedia
On the evening of 27 April 1993, a de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo transport aircraft of the Zambian Air Force crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Libreville, Gabon. The flight was carrying most of the Zambia national football team to a 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed. The official investigation concluded that the pilot had shut down the wrong engine following an engine fire. It also found that pilot fatigue and a faulty instrument had contributed to the accident.
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