Trans-Africa

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Trans-Africa
Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules of Trans-Africa, 2009
IATA code : PQ
ICAO code : TFK
Call sign :
Founding: 1984
Seat: AngolaAngola Angola
Home airport : Luanda
Fleet size: 3
Aims: international
Website: www.transafrik.com

Transafrik is a cargo airline from Angola founded in 1984.

fleet

As of December 2015, the Transafrik fleet consists of three Boeing 727s (two of which are cargo planes).

Incidents

Transafrik has had numerous accidents and incidents in its history. By January 2020 there had been 11 total aircraft losses, five of them with 47 fatalities. Extracts:

  • On April 8, 1989, the pilots of a Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules of the Transafrik ( aircraft registration S9-NAI ) made an emergency landing at Luena airport (Angola) because two of the four engines were burning. The reason for this was possibly the fire with small-caliber weapons on the approach. The machine burned down with its cargo of kerosene for the Angolan Air Force, but all four crew members survived.
  • On March 16, 1991, a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules of Transafrik, rented from the Bolivian Transporte Aereo Boliviano (TAB) (CP-1564) , was shot down with an anti-aircraft missile while cruising at flight level 170 (about 5180 meters). The machine crashed 32 kilometers from Malanje ( Angola ). All 9 occupants, 3 crew members and 6 passengers, were killed.
  • On December 26, 1998, a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules of the Transafrik (S9-CAO) crashed in dense jungle 25 kilometers from the departure airport in Huambo ( Angola ). The machine was operated on behalf of the United Nations . Due to intense fighting in this area, it was impossible for UN officials to get to the wreck and investigate the causes of the crash. All 14 occupants, 4 crew members and 10 passengers were killed.
  • On January 2, 1999, a Lockheed L-100 Hercules from Transafrik (D2-EHD) was shot down 80 kilometers north of Huambo ( Angola ) by UNITA rebels . The machine was on the road on behalf of the United Nations. All 9 occupants, 4 crew members and 5 passengers, were killed.
  • On December 28, 1999, a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules of the Transafrik (S9-BOP) rolled over the end of the runway at Cuango-Luzamba airfield ( Angola ) and slid into a 12 meter deep gorge. The runway was only 910 meters long and its surface was made of earth. Diesel fuel was on board as cargo. All four crew members survived the accident.
  • On 10 June 2005, a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules put the Transafrik (S9-BAS) at the airport Lokichoggio ( Kenya ) very hard before the runway. The upper central fuselage broke open. The runway, which is only 1,800 meters long, was partially blocked by a Hawker-Siddeley HS 780 Andover belonging to the Kenyan 748 Air Services (5Y-SFE), which was damaged during landing . Three smaller commercial aircraft landed on the remaining runway section, while the pilots of two Antonov An- 12s evaded to Juba (Sudan). The Hercules captain was also advised to move to another airport. However, he decided to land on site. Shortly before the standstill, the right wing hit the Andover, which finished off the Andover and made it a total write-off. The Hercules was on the road on behalf of the United Nations . All five crew members survived the crash landing.
  • On July 12, 2006 a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules of the Transafrik (S9-BOF) hit the ground 300 meters to the left of runway 16 during the second attempt to land at Kigoma airport (Tanzania) and was destroyed. The machine was operated on behalf of the United Nations . All five crew members survived.
  • On June 4, 2010, a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules of the Transafrik (S9-BAT) , which was operated by the US American National Airlines , had a landing accident in Afghanistan. At Sharana Air Base, the machine came to rest next to the runway. All inmates survived.
  • On October 12, 2010, a Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules (5X-TUC) of Transafrik, which was operated by the US National Airlines on behalf of NATO troops , had an accident . The machine was en route from Bagram Air Base to Kabul Airport, 30 kilometers east of the destination airport. All eight crew members were killed in the accident.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ch-aviation - Transafrik (English), accessed on December 23, 2015
  2. ↑ Accident Statistics Transafrik , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ accident report L-100-20 Hercules S9-NAI , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8 2020th
  4. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules CP-1564 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules S9-CAO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules D2-EHD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules S9-BOP , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules S9-BAS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Accident report HS Andover 5Y-SFE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules S9-BOF , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ Accident report L-100-30 Hercules S9-BAT , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ Accident report L-100-20 Hercules 5X-TUC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.