Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jan 2, 1999 (9 killed), Hu...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on January 2, 1999 near Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola with 9 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air...
- Date: January 2, 1999
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired by UNITA forces.
A Transafrik Lockheed L-100 Hercules flying a humanitarian UN-linked service from Huambo to Luanda was shot down by a surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff from Huambo-Albano Machado Airport. It crashed about 20 km north of the airport near Alto Chyumbu, and all occupants were killed. Reports differ on the number of people on board.