Boeing 707 crash, Feb 8, 1988, Luanda-4 de Fevereiro
Boeing 707 accident on February 8, 1988 near Luanda-4 de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola with no fatalities. Cause: Hydraulic and control line damage after...
- Date: February 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Luanda-4 de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hydraulic and control line damage after the aircraft struck a radio antenna on approach, leaving it unable to stop on the runway.
A Boeing 707-349C cargo aircraft (D2-TOI) struck a radio antenna on a building while on approach to Luanda 4 de Fevereiro Airport. The damage to its hydraulic and control lines left it unable to stop, and it overran the runway, lost its nose gear and was written off. All nine crew escaped uninjured.