| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 19, 1986 |
| Time: | 1921 |
| Location: | Near Komatipoot, South Africa |
| Operator: | Government of Mozambique |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Lusaka - Maputo |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-134A |
| Registration: | C9-CAA |
| cn / ln: | 63457 |
| Aboard: | 44 (passengers:35 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:26 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed in the Lembombo mountains during a storm. President Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, killed. The aircraft descended below minima even though the crew did not have visual contact with Maputo. A GPWS warning was ignored and the plane hit high ground crashing onto a uphill slope. Navigational error. GPSW ignored. There is speculation that the plane was lured away from the correct flight path by a pirate radio beacon broadcasting on the same frequency as the Maputo Airport, disorienting the pilot. |
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