Talk:2003 Angola Boeing 727 disappearance

This article is within the scope of the Aviation WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see lists of open tasks and task forces. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.AviationWikipedia:WikiProject AviationTemplate:WikiProject Aviationaviation articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

This article is supported by the Aviation accident project.

Africa: Angola Low‑importance

	Africa portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Africa, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Africa on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AfricaWikipedia:WikiProject AfricaTemplate:WikiProject AfricaAfrica articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Angola (assessed as Low-importance).

This article has been viewed enough times in a single week to appear in the Top 25 Report. The week in which this happened:

February 5 to 11, 2017 (23rd)

Article Title

Should "Ben Charles Padilla" be in the title of this article, given his prominence in the story? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.243.166.205 (talk) 13:35, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Conakry recovery

There is no cited evidence that the plane has been recovered in Conakry —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sejtam (talk • contribs) 09:48, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Two references added to it being sighted. 58.8.12.19 19:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"with tie"

Er- why is the picture of Ben stating "with tie"? If it's a joke, it's pretty tasteless. I'm changing, if anyone has a good reason for it then please tell me here! --graham228221 (talk) 15:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed references

I've pulled some sources that do not appear to have been assigned, porting them to here for reassignment:

1.^ Aircraft N844AA Profile
2.^ N843AA and N844AA at Luanda
3.^ FBI Seeking Information - Ben Charles Padilla
4.^ The Scotsman
5.^ "Mystery Boeing briefly resurfaces after disappearance". The Sydney Morning Herald. July 8, 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/07/1057430142952.html.
6.^ N862AA
7.^ Plane disappears after mystery take-off - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
8.^ Missing jet linked to terrorism: Africa: News: News24
9.^ "Into thin air". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 15, 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/14/1060588523649.html.
10.^ The Charley Project: Ben Charles Padilla Jr
11.^ "African hunt for stolen Boeing". BBC News. June 19, 2003.[1] Retrieved May 19, 2010.
12.^ Worldandnation: Out of Africa, into thin air: A jet vanishes
13.^ In Angola, a JetLiner Vanishes

- 76.224.59.246 (talk) 00:11, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New article source

I think that this article might prove useful. - 76.224.59.246 (talk) 00:15, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's some more sources: 1, 2. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 13:58, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why grounded?

'While on lease to TAAG Angola Airlines it had been grounded and sat idle at Luanda for 14 months.'

Why had it been grounded? Valetude (talk) 17:54, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fuel range?

The 727 never had that large of a fuel capacity. Is it suppose to say 5300 liters? Makes sense with the range calculated. Source says wrong also making the source invalid.

How much fuel did it have on takeoff? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.175.129.94 (talk) 05:30, 2 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Has it been found?

This [article] implies that the plane's remains were discovered in Mali in 2009, and that it is now know that it was used in a drug-smuggling scheme. Should we update the wiki article to address this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.71.166.188 (talk) 22:52, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Destination Nigeria?

The link for IRS Airlines goes to a Wikipedia page which describes the enterprise as a Nigerian company. If it was indeed insurance fraud, then this is an obvious location to look at. Was a search ever conducted there?

On the other hand, that same page does not list this aircraft in "incidents & accidents" section. 165.73.68.95 (talk) 18:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC) 165.73.68.95 (talk) 18:09, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]