2007 TAAG Angola Airlines crash
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The 2007 TAAG Angola Airlines crash was a fatal accident in which a Boeing 737-2M2 owned by TAAG Angola Airlines undershot the runway upon landing in M'banza-Kongo
, causing the collapse of the right main landing gear. The plane collided with two cars and a building, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and one crew member.
placed TAAG Angola Airlines on its "black list" due to safety concerns. The final European flight for the carrier landed in Lisbon
on July 5, 2007. The restriction was lifted on 30 March 2010.
M'banza-Kongo
M'banza-Kongo , is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province. M'banza Kongo was founded some time before the arrival of the Portuguese and was the capital of the dynasty ruling at that time...
, causing the collapse of the right main landing gear. The plane collided with two cars and a building, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and one crew member.
Aftermath
In the wake of the accident, the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
placed TAAG Angola Airlines on its "black list" due to safety concerns. The final European flight for the carrier landed in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
on July 5, 2007. The restriction was lifted on 30 March 2010.