Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 June 2006
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Southern Right Air Charter, lsf Naturelink Airlines
Registration Number: ZS-POG
Location: 2 km from Vilanculos Airport (VNX) –
ÿ Mozambique
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear, control system, or structural components of the aircraft.Aircraft landing gear, control system, or structural components of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Grand Caravan aircraft crashed near Vilanculos, Mozambique, after an overnight stop. The aircraft struck two palm trees and came to rest close to a house.A Grand Caravan aircraft crashed near Vilanculos, Mozambique, after an overnight stop. The aircraft struck two palm trees and came to rest close to a house.
Description
The Grand Caravan had departed Polokwane on a flight to Madagascar. An overnight stop was planned in Vilanculos, Mozambique. Near Vilanculos the airplane crashed. It knocked down two palm trees and came to rest close to a house.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a structural failure or malfunction of the aircraft’s landing gear or control system.Mechanical failure ? likely a structural failure or malfunction of the aircraft’s landing gear or control system.Share on:
