What happened
On January 19, 2008, at 0732 UTC, a Beech 200 operated by Gira-globo Company crashed while performing an approach to land at Huambo Aerodrome in Angola. The flight had originated in Luanda. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was operating under instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).
The aircraft, registration D2-FKK, struck mountainous terrain, resulting in the destruction of the airplane and a post-crash ground fire. There were 13 fatal injuries, involving the pilot, the copilot, and eleven passengers.