Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 October 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 476560/FRAST
Location: 21 km E of Blantyre-Chileka Airport (BLZ) –
ÿ Malawi
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.The aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 twin-engine aircraft experienced a loss of control and subsequent impact with the side of Chiradzulu Mountain during flight. The aircraft was operating at a relatively low altitude and speed.A Cessna 172 twin-engine aircraft experienced a loss of control and subsequent impact with the side of Chiradzulu Mountain during flight. The aircraft was operating at a relatively low altitude and speed.
Description
Flew into the side of Chiradzulu Mountain.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bkFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YEwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=madagascar%20plane&pg=4635%2C1066576https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bkFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YEwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=madagascar%20plane&pg=4635%2C1066576Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Share on:
