Ilyushin II-18 crash, Jan 27, 2004, Luena

Ilyushin II-18 accident on January 27, 2004 near Luena, Moxico, Angola with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.

A non-scheduled Ilyushin Il-18 charter from Luena to Luanda with 14 passengers did not accelerate normally on takeoff. The captain aborted, but the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway. It overran and struck trees about 100 m beyond the runway, and the aircraft was written off.

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