D2-FBN

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • May 12, 1999Accident

    After takeoff from Luzamba Airport, while on a cargo flight to Luanda on behalf of the Angolan operator Avita Serviços Aéreos, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile that struck an engine. The crew reduced his altitude and was able to make an emergency landing in an open field some 30 km from Luzamba. All five occupants evacuated safely but were captured by UNITA rebels. Probable cause (official findings): Shut down by a UNITA surface-to-air missile.

    Antonov AN-26