Accidents and Incidents
As of January 2012, Aviation Safety Network records six hull-loss events for the airline. Half of these events occurred in the DETA era, while the other three correspond to LAM and only carried with the loss of equipment. Following is a list of these events.
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Aircraft damage | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01944-02-2323 February 1944 | Quelimane | Lockheed L-14 | CR-AAV | W/O | Unknown | Crashed on takeoff at Quelimane Airport. | |
| 01950-02-1212 February 1950 | Lagoa Páti | Ju-52 | Unknown | W/O | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 01970-03-2727 March 1970 | Lourenço Marques | F27-200 | CR-AIB | W/O | 70003000000000000003/3 | Crashed on a training flight at Lourenço Marques Airport. | |
| 01983-03-2727 March 1983 | Quelimane | Boeing 737-200 | C9-BAB | W/O | 50000000000000000000/110 | Undercarriage failure after landing some 400 metres (1,300 ft) short of the runway at Quelimane Airport. | |
| 01989-02-099 February 1989 | Lichinga | Boeing 737-200 | C9-BAD | W/O | 50000000000000000000/108 | Overran the runway on landing at Lichinga Airport. | |
| 01998-10-055 October 1998 | Maputo !Off Maputo | Boeing 747SP | ZS-SPF | W/O | 50000000000000000000/66 | Emergency landing, following an engine failure at 5,000 feet (1,500 m) that led to a fire. The aircraft, leased from South African Airways, was due to operate the Maputo–Lisbon route. |
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