The aircraft involved was a one-year-old Boeing 737-2M2 (registration D2-TBN, factory no. 22775, and serial no. 869) that had its maiden flight on April 29, 1982, and was delivered to TAAG Angola Airlines on May 6 the same year.[4] The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17turbofan engines.[3]
Crash
The Boeing 737 was operating as Flight DT 462. The aircraft was at 200 feet (61 m) and climbing when it began to descend and turn left. The left wingtip hit the ground, and the aircraft broke apart and burst into flames. The wreckage came to rest 800 metres (2,600 ft) from the end of the runway at Lubango Airport. The crash killed all 130 people on board.[3]
Probable cause
UNITA guerillas claimed to have shot down the aircraft, which they believed to be carrying only military personnel, with a surface-to-air missile to protest Angola's government.[5][6][7] Post-crash investigation of the aircraft's wreckage by the Angolan authorities reported no conclusive evidence of missile damage, and the cause of the crash is officially considered to be a mechanical failure.[8]
References
^"150 feared killed in Angola plane crash". news.google.com. The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^TAAG Angola Airways, timetable October 1983 (the only regular or scheduled TAAG flight leaving Lugango Airport on 8. November 1983 was flight DT462)
^"ANGOLA JET CRASH SAID TO KILL 150 (Published 1983)". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1983-11-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^Elias, Bartholomew (2009). Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 315. ISBN978-1420070309.
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taag, flight, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2019. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources TAAG Flight 462 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message TAAG Flight 462 a Boeing 737 200 took off from Lubango Airport in Lubango Angola on a regular domestic service to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda on November 8 1983 1 2 The aircraft had 126 passengers and four crew on board 3 TAAG Flight 462A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 200 similar to the one involved IncidentDate8 November 1983 1983 11 08 SummaryClaimed shootdown disputed Mechanical failure Official Shootdown UNITA claim Sitenear Lubango Airport Lubango AngolaAircraftAircraft typeBoeing 737 200OperatorTAAG Angola AirlinesRegistrationD2 TBNFlight originLubango Airport Lubango AngolaDestinationQuatro de Fevereiro Airport Luanda AngolaPassengers126Crew4Fatalities130Injuries0Survivors0 Contents 1 Aircraft 2 Crash 3 Probable cause 4 ReferencesAircraft EditThe aircraft involved was a one year old Boeing 737 2M2 registration D2 TBN factory no 22775 and serial no 869 that had its maiden flight on April 29 1982 and was delivered to TAAG Angola Airlines on May 6 the same year 4 The aircraft was powered by two Pratt amp Whitney JT8D 17 turbofan engines 3 Crash EditThe Boeing 737 was operating as Flight DT 462 The aircraft was at 200 feet 61 m and climbing when it began to descend and turn left The left wingtip hit the ground and the aircraft broke apart and burst into flames The wreckage came to rest 800 metres 2 600 ft from the end of the runway at Lubango Airport The crash killed all 130 people on board 3 Probable cause EditUNITA guerillas claimed to have shot down the aircraft which they believed to be carrying only military personnel with a surface to air missile to protest Angola s government 5 6 7 Post crash investigation of the aircraft s wreckage by the Angolan authorities reported no conclusive evidence of missile damage and the cause of the crash is officially considered to be a mechanical failure 8 References Edit 150 feared killed in Angola plane crash news google com The Milwaukee Journal Retrieved 2018 12 27 TAAG Angola Airways timetable October 1983 the only regular or scheduled TAAG flight leaving Lugango Airport on 8 November 1983 was flight DT462 a b c Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737 2M2 D2 TBN Lubango Airport SDD aviation safety net Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 2017 09 12 D2 TBN TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola Airlines Boeing 737 2M2 A cn 22775 ln 869 Planespotters net Archived from the original on 2014 08 18 Retrieved 2018 12 27 Unita shoots down TAAG 737 Flight International 19 November 1983 Planecrashinfo com synopsis www planecrashinfo com Retrieved 2019 10 12 ANGOLA JET CRASH SAID TO KILL 150 Published 1983 The New York Times Associated Press 1983 11 09 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 11 23 Elias Bartholomew 2009 Airport and Aviation Security U S Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism Boca Raton Florida CRC Press p 315 ISBN 978 1420070309 This article about an aviation accident is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TAAG Flight 462 amp oldid 1127794900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
