- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 13, 1997 |
Time: | 1710 |
Location: | Off Namibia, Africa |
Operator: | Military - Luftwaffe / Military - USAF |
Flight #: | 74 |
Route: | Niamey - Windhoek |
AC Type: | Tupolev TU-154M / C-141 Starlifter |
Registration: | 1102/65-9405 |
cn / ln: | 89A-813 |
Aboard: | 33 (passengers:23 crew:10) |
Fatalities: | 33 (passengers:23 crew:10) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Midair collision at 39,000 ft. The Tupolev 154 aircraft was flying at the wrong cruise altitude which caused the midair collision. Twenty-four killed aboard the Tupolev and 9 aboard the C-141. Contributing factors included weak flight-following procedures of the Luanda ATC and poor regional ground communications. |
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