Country
Zimbabwe
code

Matabeleland North

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in Nkayi

Date & Time: May 25, 1998
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
World Geoscience Corporation
Registration:
VH-WGH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
404-0430
YOM:
1979
Location:
Nkayi
Matabeleland North
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Greece to Gaborone, Botswana, the pilot encountered technical problems when the right engine failed. He completed a belly landing in an open field. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson T.20 in Sawmills: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
VS502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Thornhill - Thornhill
Location:
Sawmills
Matabeleland North
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
9800
Captain / Total hours on type:
5000.00
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training sortie from Thornhill Airfield. About two hours into the flight, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Sawmills. The crew did not send any distress call. The wreckage was found few hours later in an uninhabited area and all four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 9A Orion Special in Victoria Falls: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 9 Orion
Operator:
Registration:
NC12229
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cinematography
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
187
YOM:
1931
Location:
Victoria Falls
Matabeleland North
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an aerial cinematography flight on behalf of the MGM Studios. The pilot Arthur Dickson was piloting and both passengers were the MGM's President Arthur Loew and his lawyer. For unknown reasons, the pilot mistakenly landed at Victoria Falls Airport instead of Livingstone. While trying to take off from a soft sandy field, the airplane overturned and crashed into trees. Both passengers were injured and the pilot was killed.
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