Boeing 727-100 crash, Jan 5, 2001 (1 killed), Dundo
Boeing 727-100 accident on January 5, 2001 near Dundo, Lunda Norte, Angola with 1 fatality. Cause: Not determined. Sources differ: one describes a...
- Date: January 5, 2001
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Dundo, Lunda Norte, Angola
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Sources differ: one describes a touchdown short of the runway threshold, and another describes a hard landing after the crew reduced engine power on approach.
An Air Gemini Boeing 727 freighter (S9-BAI) on a cargo flight from Luanda landed hard on final approach to Dundo Airport. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid off the runway and came to rest near houses. All 10 people on board escaped uninjured, but one person on the ground was killed. The aircraft was written off.