Boeing 737-200 crash, Feb 9, 1989, Lichinga
Boeing 737-200 accident on February 9, 1989 near Lichinga, Niassa, Mozambique with no fatalities. Cause: Aquaplaning on landing in heavy rain, leading...
- Date: February 9, 1989
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Lichinga, Niassa, Mozambique
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aquaplaning on landing in heavy rain, leading to a runway overrun.
A LAM Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Maputo landed at Lichinga in heavy rain. The aircraft aquaplaned, overran the runway, lost a landing gear and an engine and came to rest beyond the runway. All occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.