LAM Flight 470
A LAM Mozambique Airlines Embraer 190, similar to the one involved in the incident.
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| Incident summary | |
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| Date | 29 November 2013 |
| Summary | Deliberate crash and suicide by pilot |
| Site |
Bwabwata National Park, Namibia 18°11′36″S 21°52′09″E / 18.19333°S 21.86917°ECoordinates: 18°11′36″S 21°52′09″E / 18.19333°S 21.86917°E |
| Passengers | 27 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 33 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Embraer 190 |
| Aircraft name | Chaimite |
| Operator | LAM Mozambique Airlines |
| Registration | C9-EMC |
| Flight origin | Maputo International Airport, Maputo, Mozambique |
| Destination | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola |
LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 (TM470/LAM470) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Maputo International Airport, Mozambique that crashed on 29 November 2013 into the Bwabwata National Park in Namibia en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Angola. The aircraft operating the flight, an Embraer 190, departed Maputo at 11:26 CAT (09:26 UTC) and was due to land at 14:10 WAT (13:10 UTC), but failed to arrive at its destination. The wreckage of the aircraft was found the following day on 30 November 2013 at the Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia, halfway between its departure and scheduled arrival airport. All 27 passengers and 6 crew members were killed. Preliminary findings of the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM) showed that the pilot intentionally crashed the jet. The Mozambican Association of Air Operators (AMOPAR) disputes the conclusion of the IACM. The Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations Namibia stated that the pilot inputting controls leading to the crash was the probable cause of the aviation accident.
It was the first fatal incident for LAM Mozambique Airlines since 1970, and the deadliest for a Mozambican airline since the Mozambican presidential Tupolev Tu-134A-3 aircraft carrying President Samora Machel crashed in 1986.
The aircraft involved in the incident was an Embraer 190 with manufacturer serial number 581, registered as C9-EMC and named Chaimite. Built in October 2012, it was first delivered to LAM Mozambique Airlines in November 2012 and had since accumulated more than 2900 flight hours in 1900 flight cycles. It was powered by two General Electric CF34-10E engines. The airframe and the engines were last inspected on 28 November 2013, one day before the crash.
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