Mandritsara – Maroantsetra – Antalaha – Andapa – Doany – Sambava

On July 24, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Mandritsara – Maroantsetra – Antalaha – Andapa – Doany – Sambava experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Air Madagascar, with the event recorded near Maroantsetra Toamasina Province.

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

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On the leg from Maroantsetra to Andalaha, while in cruising altitude in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain located northeast of Maroantsetra. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 19 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5R-MGB, MSN 327, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -15.3436°, 49.9480°.