- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 27, 1993 |
Time: | 2300 |
Location: | Off Libreville, Gambia |
Operator: | Military - Zambian Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Lusaka - Libreville - Dakar |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
Registration: | AF-319 |
cn / ln: | 69 |
Aboard: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into the sea after taking off from Libreville Airport. An engine fire led to loss of control of the aircraft. All eighteen members of the Zambian national soccer team killed. |
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