Windhoek , Namibia ( CNN ) -- A Mozambique Airlines flight crashed in northeastern Namibia , killing all on board , a government official told CNN on Saturday . The accident occurred Friday in Bwabwata game park , said Tobias Günzel , acting director of Namibia 's Civil Aviation Department . The location is a remote region near the Angolan border , . Günzel said the plane started losing altitude at 38,000 feet and went down swiftly . `` We could see it on our radar , and we could see it was descending very quickly , at a rate of about 100 feet per second , '' Günzel said . `` We lost it from our screens at 3,000 feet above sea level . '' The airline has not confirmed the crash , but the company released a statement earlier confirming 28 passengers and six crew members were on Flight TM 470 and that it was `` missing . '' The flight was en route from Maputo , Mozambique , to Angola . Namibia 's aviation authorities have dispatched a police helicopter to the area , Günzel said . `` We now have to wait and see if the black box can be recovered , '' Günzel said .
The flight was en route to Angola from Mozambique . Hide Caption 7 of 11 Photos:Photos: Deadly plane crash in Africa Deadly plane crash in Africa – The flight had been reported `` missing ''