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Crash of a Britten Norman BN-2A Islander near Chirundu

Date & Time: Jul 6, 2014 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
International Trans Air Business
Registration:
9Q-CYA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lanseria – Lubumbashi
MSN:
617
YOM:
1970
Location:
Chirundu
Southern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Lanseria on a positioning flight to Lubumbashi where the aircraft was based. En route, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing on the Lusaka - Chirundu Road. Eventually, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a cliff. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Monze: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1976
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
C-GDHA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Monze - Monze
MSN:
428
YOM:
1974
Location:
Monze
Southern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada dispatched an aircraft in Africa to complete demo flights to potential customers. In Monze, the crew was engaged in a local demo flight for the Zambian Air Force, carrying several Zambian AF Officers and DH employees. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the right engine stopped. The airplane stalled and crashed one km from the runway end. Two Canadian test pilots survived but were critically injured, Christian Jolivet and Mr. Crispin. All nine other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The right engine stopped during initial climb, maybe following a wrong manipulation from the crew.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in the Muchinga Hills

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Henry Drummond Wolff
Registration:
G-EBVU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Cape Town – Johannesburg – Pretoria – Livingstone – Elizabethville – Tabora
MSN:
111
YOM:
1928
Location:
Muchinga Hills
Southern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Murdoch was performing a private flight from South Africa back to England. Few minutes after his departure from Livingstone, he encountered unspecified problems when the aircraft crashed on a mountain slope located in the Muchinga Hills. The aircraft named 'John' was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
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