2007 TAAG Angola Airlines crash

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**2007 TAAG Angola Airlines crash**
Summary
Date	June 28, 2007
Type	Runway overrun
Site	M'banza-Kongo Airport
Passengers	71
Crew	7
Injuries	?
Fatalities	5
Survivors	73
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-2M2
Operator	TAAG Angola Airlines
Tail number	D2-TBP

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 buildings, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and one crew member.

[edit] Aftermath

In the wake of the accident, the European Union 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.^{[citation needed]}