A Boeing 727-223, registered N844AA, was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola on 25 May 2003. Its disappearance prompted a worldwide search by the FBI and the CIA. |
In 2003 a Boeing 727 was stolen from an
Angolan airport even though the suspected thieves were believed to have no
abilities to fly an aircraft.
The plane took off without any communication or clearance
from the tower. With the lights off, and transponder disabled, it flew above
the Atlantic Ocean never to be seen of again.(source)