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TAAG Angola Airlines Flight Returns to Luanda After Loss of Cabin Pressure

George Hatcher — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:25:35 +0000

TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-453 had to return and make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola, on November 11th.

The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Namibe, Angola, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. Four passengers were injured; two of them were treated at the airport while the other two were taken to a hospital.

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TAAG Angola Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Angola

George Hatcher — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:41:38 +0000

A TAAG Angola Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola, on January 14th.

The plane took off for Lubango, Angola, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Bird-Hit TAAG Angola Airlines Plane Makes Safe Landing in Angola

George Hatcher — Wed, 17 May 2017 16:53:35 +0000

TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-443 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes near Catumbela, Angola, on May 14th.

The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Luanda, Angola, was on approach to Catumbela when it sustained multiple bird strikes to one of the engines.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Helicopter Crash in Angola

GJHatcher — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:11:18 +0000

What: Angola National Police Aérospatiale/Eurocopter AS-350B3 Ecureuil
Where: Dundo City Angola
When: Sept 1, 2012, 06.30 pm
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: An Angolan National Police helicopter crashed killing captain chief-inspector Tiago Casimiro, his assistant, João Adelino João Brandão, and Provincial Electoral Commission employees Lourenço Mussenoho and Maria Augusta João. Investigators have been sent to Lunda Norte Province.

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Tap Airbus Hydraulics Fail Luanda Angola Emergency Landing

GJHatcher — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:09:51 +0000

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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Luanda Angola to Lisbon
Where: Luanda
When: Nov 16th 2011
Why: On takeoff, the plane developed a hydraulic failure.

The pilots returned to Luanda and made a safe landing. Passengers were in the air about a half hour.

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Military Embraer Crashes in Angola, 6 survivors

GJHatcher — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:27:57 +0000

What: Força Aérea Nacional Angolana Embraer 120ER Brasilia en route from Albano Machado to Luanda
Where: Angola
When: Sept 14, 2011
Who: 23 aboard, 17 fatalities
Why: An Angolan Air Force Embraer 120 Brasilia crashed while trying to land at Albano Machado Airport in Huambo, Angola and was destroyed. Number of those aboard ranges from 23 to 36.

Media reports say a wheel broke off on landing. Other reports say the plane was flying low and already on fire before it crashed in the Cachingue neighborhood.

There were six survivors, including the pilot and co-pilot. The back of the crashed plane caught on fire, leaving the survivors who were in the front of the plane. Those dead include s Lt Gen Bernardo Leitao Francisco Diogo, and Lt Gen Elias Malungo Bravo da Costa Pedro, and two unidentified women, and two unidentified children.

The plane broke in two on impact. The pilot says the problem was mechanical.

A second accident occurred in Three Bridges, in Lubango, Huila province, killing the pilot of a SU-22.

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