2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash · Angola
On November 15, 2000, 2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash (Angola). 57 people died.
- Date
- November 15, 2000
- Place
- Angola
- Killed
- 57
- Position
- 8.894°S, 13.215°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q28223278
From Wikipedia
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 airline 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.
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 in the northern part of the country, killing all 49 people on board with UNITA rebels claiming to have shot down the plane.
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