1989 Angola Lockheed L-100 crash
A Tepper Aviation Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules, similar to the one that crashed. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 27 November 1989 |
Summary | Unknown |
Site | Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola |
Aircraft | |
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, Cuando Cubango |
Occupants | 5 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 5 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
The 1989 Jamba Hercules crash was an air accident involving a Lockheed Hercules L-100 aircraft that crashed on final approach to Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola on 27 November 1989. The flight had originated at Kamina Airport, Zaire, and was attempting a low-level approach at night. The aircraft was owned by CIA front company Tepper Aviation; it 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 were several Americans, two West Germans, and a Briton. All were killed in the crash.
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