Crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan I in Matemo Island

Date & Time: Jun 28, 2005 at 1745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208A Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
N9324F
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:
Pemba - Matemo Island
MSN:
208-0013
YOM:
1985
Location:
Matemo Island
Manica
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Matemo Island Airport, the single engine aircraft impacted the ground short of runway threshold. The aircraft lost its undercarriage then came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. All 11 occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Pemba: 49 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1986 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
042
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pemba - Maputo
Location:
Pemba
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
46
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
44
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pemba Airport, while climbing, the crew declared an emergency following engine problems. The crew was cleared to return and initiated a turn when one of the engine caught fire. The airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Five passengers were rescued while 44 others were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander in Mueda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AOC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Porto Amélia - Mueda
MSN:
500-3136
YOM:
1972
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Mueda Airstrip by night, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was completing a ferry flight from Porto Amélia and the aircraft was operated by Empresa de Transportes Aéreos de Porto Amélia (ETAPA).

Crash of a Nord 2502F Noratlas in Mueda: 11 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1973 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Operator:
Registration:
6411
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Porto Amélia - Mueda
MSN:
F.5
YOM:
1953
Location:
Mueda
Cabo Delgado
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
On approach to Mueda Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with low clouds and limited visibility. The pilot-in-command descended too low on final when the airplane struck the ground and crashed short of runway 16 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed, among them two civilians and two officers.
Probable cause:
Too low approach in marginal weather conditions.
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