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2000 ACA-Ancargo Air Antonov An-26 crash
An Antonov An-26 similar to the one involved
Accident
Date31 October 2000 (2000-10-31)
SummaryCrashed en route after apparently being shot down
SiteMona Quimbundo, Lunda Sul Province, Angola
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26
OperatorACA-Ancargo Air
RegistrationD2-FDI
Flight originSaurimo Airport, Saurimo, Angola
DestinationQuatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola
Occupants49
Passengers43
Crew6
Fatalities49
Survivors0

On October 31 2000 an Antonov An-26, operating a charter flight for by ACA-Ancargo Air, crashed in a remote region of Angola about 20 minutes after take off, all 49 people on board were killed.[1][2]

Aircraft and crew

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The aircraft involved was an Antonov An-26, firstly delivered to Aeroflot in 1982 and then delivered to ACA-Anacargo. The crew of this flight was said to be Ukrainian.[3]

Accident

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References

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  1. ^ "Accident Antonov An-26 D2-FDI, Tuesday 31 October 2000". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  2. ^ "An Antonov An-26 turboprop crashed on the night of Oct. 31 in northeastern Angola". Aviation Week Network. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. ^ "Антонов Ан-26Б Бортовой №: D2-FDI" [Antonov An-26 Tail number:D2-FDI]. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-01-14.