LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470
2013 deliberate crash in Namibia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Maputo, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola.[1] On 29 November 2013, the Embraer E190 twinjet operating the service crashed into the Bwabwata National Park in Namibia, halfway through its flight, killing all 27 passengers and 6 crew on board.[2][3]
Incident | |
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Date | 29 November 2013 (2013-11-29) |
Summary | Suicide by pilot |
Site | Near Divundu, Bwabwata National Park, Caprivi Strip, Namibia 18°14′24″S 21°55′02″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Embraer E190 |
Aircraft name | Chaimite |
Operator | LAM Mozambique Airlines |
IATA flight No. | TM470 |
ICAO flight No. | LAM470 |
Call sign | MOZAMBIQUE 470 |
Registration | C9-EMC |
Flight origin | Maputo International Airport, Maputo, Mozambique |
Destination | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola |
Occupants | 33 |
Passengers | 27 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 33 |
Survivors | 0 |
Preliminary findings of the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM) showed that the captain deliberately crashed the jet.[4] The Mozambican Association of Air Operators (AMOPAR) disputes the conclusion of the IACM.[5] The Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations Namibia agreed with the IACM that the captain inputting controls leading to the crash was the probable cause of the aviation accident.[6]: 2