Aircraft Crash Near Luanda After Dual Engine Failure (EW-11368)

Incident Overview About forty minutes into the flight, the crew reported technical problems to air traffic control after both engines n°1 and 3 failed. The crew was cleared to return to Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport. About three minutes later, while descending to an altitude of 800 metres at a speed of 350 km/h, the aircraft adopted a rate of descent of 3 metres per second and crashed about 80 km north of Luanda. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire, and all 13 occupants were killed. ## Probable Cause The official investigation found that the probable cause was the failure of both engines n°1 and 3, possibly following a bird strike after takeoff from Luanda Airport.