1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash

1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18D similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
DateMarch 26, 1979 (1979-03-26)
SummaryOvershoot runway due to engine failure and pilot error
SiteQuatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola
8°52′41″N 13°12′42″W / 8.87806°N 13.21167°W / 8.87806; -13.21167
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-18D
OperatorInterflug
RegistrationDM-STL
Flight originQuatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola
DestinationLusaka International Airport, Lusaka, Zambia
Passengers6
Crew4
Fatalities10
Survivors0

On 26 March 1979, an Ilyuishin-18 crashed during takeoff from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, killing all ten people on board.