BBC: LAM flight missing

[cHabu]

Hot off the press:

BBC reports that LAM flight TM470 from Maputo to Luanda has failed to arrive.
Flight scheduled as an E190

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25162278

Credit: BBC

[Stratofreighter]

http://avherald.com/h?article=46c3abde&opt=0 will be updated as more details become known...

The airline operates 3 Embraer ERJ-190 registrations C9-EMA, C9-EMB and C9-EMC.

C9-EMC departed Johannesburg as flight TM-306 on Nov 29th 2013 at 17:40Z,
C9-EMA and C9-EMB have not been seen on AVH radar on Nov 29th.

The airline also operates one Embraer ERJ-145 (seen on radar past loss of contact with TM-470), two Boeing 737-200s and one Boeing 737-500.

[ehusmann]

Yesterday LAM said the plane landed in Namibia: http://www.lam.co.mz/en/About-LAM/Press ... uto-Luanda
Now they are still searching for it: http://www.lam.co.mz/en/Sobre-a-LAM/Sal ... cao-10-30h
Doesn't sound too good.

Erwin

[Stratofreighter]

LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique Embraer ERJ-190 C9-EMC found...

http://avherald.com/h?article=46c3abde&opt=0

The aircraft was found crashed and burnt down on Namibia's territory in the Bwabwata National Park east of Rundu (Namibia) the following morning (Nov 30th), no survivors were found.

The following morning (Nov 30th) Namibia's Civil Aviation Authority reported that villagers in the Bwabwata National Park (Sambesi Region) reported the aircraft crashed in their neighbourhood with no survivors. A helicopter has been dispatched on site.

On Nov 30th late morning Namibia's Regional Police reported a rescue team has reached the crash site on the ground, the aircraft has completely burned down, there are no survivors.