Vilanculos – Maputo

On May 15, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Vilanculos – Maputo experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by TTA - Sociedade de Transportes e Trabalhos Aéreos, with the event recorded near Chongoene Gaza.

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, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The departure from Vilanculos was postponed due to technical problems. An engineer was expected for about 48 hours but failed to come. The pilot decided to conduct the flight despite the problems were not resolved. En route, while cruising along the shore, he encountered technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing on a beach when the aircraft crashed. All five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C9-AMV, MSN 219, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -24.8847°, 33.8627°.