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Crash of a Beechcraft C90 King Air in Blantyre: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Registration:
7Q-YMM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Blantyre - Blantyre
MSN:
LJ-880
YOM:
1980
Location:
Blantyre
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew (one instructor and one pilot under training) departed Blantyre-Chileka Airport on a local training flight. Few minutes after takeoff, the instructor shut down the right engine to simulate a failure and the crew continued the flight when, shortly later, the left engine lost power and failed. The crew elected to restart the right engine but without success. In a such situation, the pilots decided to return to Blantyre Airport when, on final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed 1,300 meters short of runway. One pilot was killed while the second occupant was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Defender in Chikala Hills

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Malawi Police Air Wing
Registration:
7Q-YAX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
792
YOM:
1977
Location:
Chikala Hills
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of an IAI Arava 201 in Zomba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1980
Type of aircraft:
IAI Arava 201
Operator:
Umbufto Swaziland Defence Force
Registration:
3D-DAB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
60
YOM:
1979
Location:
Zomba
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a delivery flight from Israel to Manzini-Matsapha Airport, Swaziland. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane crashed in Zomba, Malawi. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK near Blantyre: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1958 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
476560/F-RAST
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Paris – Blantyre – Antananarivo
MSN:
16144/32892
YOM:
1945
Location:
Blantyre
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from from Blantyre-Chileka Airport, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Chiradzulu located about 21 km east of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Georges Mercier,
Lt Jacques Laguibe,
Adj Bernard Moreau,
Adj Louis Coudray,
Adj Georges Babylé,
M/Sgt Georges Moreau.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Lunzu

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1956
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YIM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lilongwe – Blantyre
MSN:
87
YOM:
1951
Location:
Lunzu
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Blantyre, the pilot encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane hit a tree and crashed in Lunzu, about 6 km northeast of the Chileka Airport. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all five occupants were injured.
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