Lilongwe – Blantyre

On April 21, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Lilongwe – Blantyre experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Central African Airways - CAA, with the event recorded near Lunzu Southern Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP-YIM, MSN 87, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.7112°, 35.0495°.