Gaborone - Maun

On March 1, 2000 at 04:20 PM, Gaborone - Maun experienced a crash involving Cessna 414 Chancellor, operated by Private South African, with the event recorded near Pandamatenga North-West District.

The flight was categorized as private 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 technical failure. En route from Gaborone to Maun, an oil leak occurred on the left engine. The pilot shut down the left engine and feathered its propeller. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, he elected to make an emergency landing but eventually crash landed in a wooded area located about 128 km southwest of Pandamatenga. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that the left engine oil pressure dropped while its temperature increased.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-MDT, MSN 414-0096, year of manufacture 1970.