Region
Africa

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.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.

Crash of a Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra in Inhambane

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Operator:
Registration:
CR-AAX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1508
YOM:
1940
Location:
Inhambane
Inhambane
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a hard landing, the left main gear collapsed. The twin engine aircraft named 'Zambeze' veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties but the airplane was partially destroyed by fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Novo Lusitania

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YAY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7101
YOM:
1935
Location:
Beira
Sofala
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Novo Lusitania, in the region of Beira. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat off Lumbo: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADVD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London – Cairo – Mombasa – Dar es-Salaam – Lumbo – Maputo – Johannesburg
MSN:
S.821
YOM:
1935
Location:
Lumbo
Nampula
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to abandon a first landing attempt off Lumbo for unknown reason. During the second attempt, the seaplane named 'Challenger' impacted the water surface and came to rest off the Ilha de Mocambique Island. Two crew members, the radio officer Tom Webb and the flight clerc George Knight were killed while all four other occupants were injured. The cockpit separated from the fuselage upon impact.
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