Crash of a Boeing 737-2B1 in Quelimane

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 737-200
Operator:
Registration:
C9-BAB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Maputo - Quelimane
MSN:
20281
YOM:
1969
Location:
Quelimane
Zambezia
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
104
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach to Quelimane Airport was initiated by night. On final, the pilot-in-command reduced engine power to idle. At a height of 230 feet, as the airspeed dropped below the speed reference, the stick shaker activated. The captain increased engine power when the aircraft lost height and descended until it struck the ground about 400 meters short of runway. The undercarriage were torn off and the airplane slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest. All 110 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who misjudged speed, distance and altitude on final approach. The crew failed to properly use the Visual Approach Slope Indicators which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander in Tete

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos de Tete
Registration:
CR-AMX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Maputo - Tete
MSN:
636
YOM:
1971
Location:
Tete
Tete
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Tete Airport, while carrying three Military Officers from Maputo. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B in Lagoa Pati

Date & Time: May 14, 1959
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
CR-ACM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Beira – Maputo
MSN:
04158
YOM:
1948
Location:
Lagoa Pati
Maputo
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Beira to Maputo, a fuel exhaustion forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing in Lagoa Pati. While all five occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B in Mambone

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
CR-ACJ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mambone – Maputo
MSN:
04148
YOM:
1948
Location:
Mambone
Manica
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft overran during takeoff, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Maputo

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1944
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Maputo - Maputo
MSN:
1854
YOM:
0
Location:
Maputo
Maputo City District
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crew was engaged in a training flight in the vicinity of the Maputo International Airport. In flight, crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed on a beach in Costa do Sol, west of the airport. Both pilots Lino Augusto da Conceição and Manuel Duarte were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Maputo

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1943
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AAO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Maputo - Maputo
MSN:
2152
YOM:
1931
Location:
Maputo
Maputo City District
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training flight when the accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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