Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Dec 26, 1998 (14 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on December 26, 1998 near Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola with 14 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a...
- Date: December 26, 1998
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile, attributed to UNITA
A Lockheed L-382G Hercules (C-130) chartered by the United Nations, flying humanitarian flight UNO806 from Huambo to Saurimo, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile about five minutes after departure. It crashed near Vila Nova, about 25 to 40 km from Huambo, and all 14 people aboard died. The Angolan government blamed UNITA within hours.