Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Mar 16, 1991 (9 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on March 16, 1991 near Malanje, Malanje, Angola with 9 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired...
- Date: March 16, 1991
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Malanje, Malanje, Angola
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired by UNITA rebels.
A Transafrik C-130 on a cargo flight from Luanda to Dundo was hit by a surface-to-air missile while cruising at FL170. It went into an uncontrolled descent and crashed about 32 km from Malanje, killing all nine aboard.