Aeroflot Flight 418
 An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 June 1976 |
| Summary | Inconclusive (possibly due to radar failure) |
| Site | Mount San Carlos, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea 3°30′N 8°42′E / 3.500°N 8.700°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-85102 |
| Flight origin | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola |
| Stopover | Malabo International Airport, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea |
| 1st stopover | N'Djamena International Airport, Chad |
| Last stopover | Tripoli International Airport, Libya |
| Destination | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 42 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 46 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 418 was an international passenger flight from Luanda to Moscow Sheremetyevo with three intermediate stops. On 1 June 1976, the Tupolev Tu-154A (CCCP-85102) operating the first leg of the flight, collided with Mount San Carlos of Bioko Island while en route. All 46 occupants onboard were killed as a result of the crash.
An investigation made by the commission was unable to conclude the cause of the crash but stated that the crash was due to radar failure onboard the aircraft.[1]
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft, a Tu-154A, MSN 75A102, was manufactured at the Kuibyshev Aviation Plant, Samara, in 1975 for Aeroflot. It operated for the International Civil Aviation Directorate as CCCP-85102. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had accumulated 2,119 hours and 1,069 cycles.[1]
Passengers
[edit]According to press reports, the 36 passengers had the following nationalities:[2][3]
- 32 Angolans, 20 plausibly wounded soldiers(?)[2] (33 according to a source)[4]
- One Hungarian
- Three Soviets
Description
[edit]The aircraft was en route from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport to Malabo International Airport when it struck a mountain 750 metres (2,460 ft) high at Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.[5] All 42 passengers and 4 crew perished.[6][7]
Investigation
[edit]The cause of the accident could not be determined, but the investigation commission suspected a possible failure of the MSRP-12 radar on the aircraft may have led the crew to be unaware of their position.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Crash of a Tupolev TU-154A near Malabo: 45 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Missing Soviet jetliner down in West Africa". The Associated Press. The Register-Guard. 4 June 1976. p. 3A. Retrieved 26 March 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Soviet Jet Crashes; 46 Aboard". The Associated Press. The Press-Courier. 4 June 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 26 March 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Wreckage Of Missing Jet Reported Found In Equatorial Guinea". Reuters. Toledo Blade. 16 June 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 26 March 2025 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Aeroflot known accident record 1966–76". Flight International: 1695. 11 December 1976. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Public-transport accidents". Flight International: 1547. 12 June 1976. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
An Aeroflot Tu-154 is missing on a flight from Luanda to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, as we go to press. It is reported to be carrying a total of 46 crew and passengers.
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