Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 March 2017
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander
Owner/operator: ETA Air Charter
Registration Number: C9-AOV
Location: ca 23 km SE of Mutare Airport (UTA) –
ÿ Zimbabwe
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander aircraft.The Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander aircraft crashed after impacting Vumba Mountain near Mutare, Zimbabwe, resulting in the deaths of all six passengers. The incident occurred due to bad weather conditions, leading to a collision with the mountain.A Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander aircraft crashed after impacting Vumba Mountain near Mutare, Zimbabwe, resulting in the deaths of all six passengers. The incident occurred due to bad weather conditions, leading to a collision with the mountain.
Description
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander aircraft was damaged beyond repair after impacting Vumba Mountain near Mutare, Zimbabwe. All six on board suffered fatal injuries. According to a communiqu from the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique, the passengers were staff all from Cornelder de Mozambique, which operates terminals in the Port of Beira. Information from the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique indicates that the aircraft hit the Vumba Mountain in Manica due to bad weather and subsequently crashed in the Mutare area.
Source of Information
http://www.voaportugues.com/a/avioneta-cai-mocambique-seis-mortos/3783309.html, http://clubofmozambique.com/news/minister-carlos-mesquitas-brother-dies-in-mutare-plane-crash-o-pais/http://www.voaportugues.com/a/avioneta-cai-mocambique-seis-mortos/3783309.html, http://clubofmozambique.com/news/minister-carlos-mesquitas-brother-dies-in-mutare-plane-crash-o-pais/Primary Cause
Bad weather conditions exacerbated by a collision with Vumba Mountain.Bad weather conditions exacerbated by a collision with Vumba Mountain.Share on:
