What happened
During a series of landing attempts at Lucapa, an aircraft experienced a series of aborted approaches due to poor visibility. While performing the initial final approach, the captain encountered heavy fog which prevented visual contact with the runway, leading to a decision to execute a go-around. A subsequent attempt to land a few minutes later was also abandoned.
During a third attempt to land, the aircraft struck obstacles located approximately 200 metres to the right of the runway. The impact caused the plane to crash and subsequently burst into flames. There were 15 fatalities among the occupants of the four-engine aircraft.
Findings
Investigations into the accident indicate that the crew failed to maintain sufficient altitude during the third approach attempt, resulting in the collision with obstacles.