Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 April 1979
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander
Owner/operator: COMAG – Companhia Moambicana de Avia?o Geral
Registration Number: C9-APQ
Location: Songo Airport (FQSG) –
ÿ Mozambique
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: No. 2 EngineNo. 2 Engine
A BN-2A Islander aircraft experienced a catastrophic fire during a round-trip flight from Tete to F¡ngoe, Mozambique, resulting in complete destruction of the aircraft’s center and forward section. The impact of a surface-to-air missile caused a massive fire on the no. 2 engine, leading to the engine breaking away from the wing and a subsequent flapless landing at Songo Airport. Fire services responded quickly but the entire aircraft was consumed by fire.A BN-2A Islander aircraft experienced a catastrophic fire during a round-trip flight from Tete to F¡ngoe, Mozambique, resulting in complete destruction of the aircraft’s center and forward section. The impact of a surface-to-air missile caused a massive fire on the no. 2 engine, leading to the engine breaking away from the wing and a subsequent flapless landing at Songo Airport. Fire services responded quickly but the entire aircraft was consumed by fire.
Description
The BN-2A Islander operated on a round trip from Tete to F¡ngoe, Mozambique and return. While en route at 4,700 feet agl on the return leg of the flight the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile. The missile impacted the no. 2 engine, causing a massive fire on the wing. The engine broke away from the wing. The pilot immediately initiated an emergency descent towards Songo Airport. With the right hand wing still on fire, the pilot made a flapless landing at Songo. The aircraft came to rest on the left hand shoulder of the runway. Although fire services attended quickly, the entire center and forward section of the aircraft was consumed by fire.
Source of Information
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