Maintirano - Antananarivo

On July 18, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Maintirano - Antananarivo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Malagasy Air Force - Armée de l'Air Malgache, with the event recorded near Antananarivo-Ivato Antananarivo Province.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

36 people were known to be on board, 36 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 30, passenger fatalities: 30, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Antananarivo-Ivato Airport, the aircraft suffered a double engine failure, stalled and crashed 500 metres short of runway 11 threshold. Two passengers were seriously injured while 34 other occupants were killed. The day after the accident, both survivors died from their injuries. All occupants, except the military crew, were doctors, dentists and nurses coming from the island of La Réunion. There were returning to Antananarivo after taking part to a humanitarian mission at Maintirano. The aircraft had the dual registration 5R-MMG (civil) and 525 (military).

Aircraft reference details include registration 5R-MMG, MSN 19525, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -18.8271°, 47.4886°.