File:File:Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (L-382G) AN0195830.jpg A Lockheed L-100 Hercules similar to the one that crashed. | |
Accident summary | |
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Date | 27 November 1989 |
Summary | Unknown |
Site | Jamba, Huíla, Angola |
Passengers | 7 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 13 |
Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft type | Lockheed Hercules L-100-20 |
Operator | Tepper Aviation for CIA |
Registration | N9205T |
Flight origin | Kamina Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Destination | Jamba, Huíla |
The 1989 Jamba Hercules crash refers to an accident involving a Lockheed Hercules L-100 aircraft that crashed on final approach at Jamba, Huíla in Angola on 27 November 1989. The flight had originated from Kamina Airport in Zaire and was attempting a low-level approach at night. The aircraft was owned by the CIA front company Tepper Aviation and was delivering arms to UNITA.[1][2] The crash killed "Bud" Peddy the head of Tepper Aviation who was acting as the plane's pilot. On board the aircraft were several Americans, two West Germans, and a Briton who were all killed as well.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Giorgio Baravalle (2004). Rethink: Cause and Consequences of September 11. design.Method of Operation Lrd. pp. 311–312. ISBN 0-9705768-6-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=G8J23G28RrwC&pg=PT311.
- ↑ "ASN Aircraft Accident Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules N9205T Jamba Airport (JMB)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19891127-1. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1989/1989%20-%203836.PDF
The original article can be found at 1989 Angola Lockheed L-100 crash and the edit history here.