Monze - Monze

On May 4, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Monze - Monze experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, with the event recorded near Monze Southern.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 81.8%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada dispatched an aircraft in Africa to complete demo flights to potential customers. In Monze, the crew was engaged in a local demo flight for the Zambian Air Force, carrying several Zambian AF Officers and DH employees. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the right engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed one km from the runway end. A Canadian pilot who was not flying, Christian Jolivet, was severely burnt and a Zambian military personnel survived. All nine other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GDHA, MSN 428, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -16.2760°, 27.4764°.