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. 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.