26 Mar Douglas DC-4 – A2-ZER The DC-4 took off from Francistown runway 11 at 02:32. The engine temperatures started to rise, even after opening the gills. When temp... Continue reading
26 Mar Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander – A2-ZEV Crashed. The date has also reported having been Jan.26, 1971. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) – VP-KJT Destroyed by fire. The airplane was due to fly 28 South African refugees to Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The police treated the fire as s... Continue reading
26 Mar CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 – OC2 A CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 operated by Botswana Defence Force crashed shortly after takeoff from Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana. All ... Continue reading
26 Mar Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante – ZS-NVB An Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante aircraft crashed while on approach to Francistown Airport (FRW), Botswana, killing both crew members. ... Continue reading
26 Mar Cessna 208B Grand Caravan – A2-AKD A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan was destroyed when it crashed near Xaxanaka, Botswana. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. Four pas... Continue reading
26 Mar Cessna 208B Grand Caravan – A2-AKG The aircraft suffered a loss of engine power on takeoff and crashed in a wet flood plain and overturned. Some injuries to the passenger... Continue reading
26 Mar ATR 42-320 – A2-ABB An Air Botswana captain boarded a parked ATR-42 aircraft in the early morning and took off. The captain reported to the controller that... Continue reading
26 Mar ATR 42-320 – A2-AJD The aircraft was struck by another ATR-42 when it was crashed into parked aircraft by a suicidal Air Botswana captain. Continue reading