Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 January 2010
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Mack Air
Registration Number: A2-AKG
Location: Piajo Airstrip, Chief’s Island, Okavango Delta –
ÿ Botswana
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of engine power during takeoff, resulting in a crash in a wet flood plain and subsequent overturning. Multiple passengers sustained injuries, including a passenger with a broken hip.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of engine power during takeoff, resulting in a crash in a wet flood plain and subsequent overturning. Multiple passengers sustained injuries, including a passenger with a broken hip.
Description
The aircraft suffered a loss of engine power on takeoff and crashed in a wet flood plain and overturned. Some injuries to the passengers on board, one of whom suffered a broken hip.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during takeoff.Loss of engine power during takeoff.Share on:
