Gaborone - Maun
Flight / Schedule
Gaborone - Maun
Aircraft
Cessna 414 ChancellorRegistration
ZS-MDT
MSN
414-0096
Year of Manufacture
1970
Operator
Private South AfricanDate
March 1, 2000 at 04:20 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Pandamatenga North-West District
Region
Africa • Botswana
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
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.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Gaborone - Maun
Operator
Private South AfricanFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Botswana
Aircraft Details
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