Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Lourenço Marques: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AIB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lourenço Marques - Lourenço Marques
MSN:
10205
YOM:
1962
Location:
Lourenço Marques
Maputo City District
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
14864
Aircraft flight cycles:
10147
Circumstances:
After overflying Lourenço Marques Airport's runway 23 at low speed with the right propeller feathered and the landing gear down, the airplane banked right and crashed in flames 450 meters to the right of the runway and 750 meters from the threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Nord 2502B Noratlas in Praia Sepúlveda

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1967 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Operator:
Registration:
6414
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Beira - Lourenço Marques
MSN:
149
YOM:
1957
Location:
Xai-Xai
Gaza
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising by night on a flight from Beira to Lourenço Marques, the crew encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The crew completed a belly landing on a beach located in Praia Sepúlveda, south of Xai-Xai. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Lagoa Pati

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AAJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Beira – Lourenço Marques
MSN:
5962
YOM:
1938
Location:
Lagoa Pati
Maputo
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The three engine aircraft crash landed near Lagoa Pati. All 15 occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed 14H-2 Super Electra in Quelimane: 13 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AAV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lisbon - Quelimane - Lourenço Marques
MSN:
1507
YOM:
1940
Location:
Quelimane
Zambezia
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie. The airplane christened 'Limpopo' was destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed. Pilot was Francisco Pinto Teixeira.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Carolina: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AEP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lourenço Marques – Germiston
MSN:
7020
YOM:
1934
Location:
Carolina
Mpumalanga
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Lourenço Marques to Germiston, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Carolina. Both occupants were killed.
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