Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 October 2011
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Moremi Air
Registration Number: A2-AKD
Location: Xakanaka Airstrip –
ÿ Botswana
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft engine.Aircraft engine.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed near Xaxanaka, Botswana, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and seven passengers. Four passengers survived the accident, which occurred immediately after takeoff from Xakanaka Airstrip on a flight to Pom Pom Camp Airstrip in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed near Xaxanaka, Botswana, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and seven passengers. Four passengers survived the accident, which occurred immediately after takeoff from Xakanaka Airstrip on a flight to Pom Pom Camp Airstrip in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Description
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan was destroyed when it crashed near Xaxanaka, Botswana. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. Four passengers are said to have survived the accident. The airplane crashed immediately after takeoff from Xakanaka Airstrip on a flight to Pom Pom Camp Airstrip in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Source of Information
http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?42760-C208-down-in-Okavango-Dleta&p=303975#post303975, http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=791&dir=2011/October/Monday17http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?42760-C208-down-in-Okavango-Dleta&p=303975#post303975, http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=791&dir=2011/October/Monday17Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
