Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 December 2021
Aircraft Type: Shorts 360-300
Owner/operator: Malu Aviation
Registration Number: 9S-GPS
Location: 14,8 km NW of Shabunda –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Shorts 360-300 aircraft crashed in a forest near Shabunda Airport, D.R. Congo, resulting in the deaths of all five occupants.A Shorts 360-300 aircraft crashed in a forest near Shabunda Airport, D.R. Congo, resulting in the deaths of all five occupants.
Description
A Malu Aviation Shorts 360-300 was destroyed when it crashed in a forest, some 15 km from the destination of Shabunda Airport, D.R. Congo. All five on board were killed.
Source of Information
https://drcactu.cd/2021/12/23/shabunda-5-morts-dans-un-crash-davion-de-la-societe-malu-aviation-ce-jeudi-suite-au-mauvais-temps/https://drcactu.cd/2021/12/23/shabunda-5-morts-dans-un-crash-davion-de-la-societe-malu-aviation-ce-jeudi-suite-au-mauvais-temps/Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
