Polokwane – Vilanculos

On June 30, 2006 at 07:00 PM, Polokwane – Vilanculos experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Naturelink Charter, with the event recorded near Vilanculos Inhambane.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Polokwane on a charter flight to Madagascar with an intermediate stop in Vilanculos, carrying one passenger and two pilots. On final approach to Vilanculos Airport by night, the airplane collided with two palms and crashed 2 km short of runway. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Few hours after the crash, one of the pilots died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-POG, MSN 208B-0396, year of manufacture 1994.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -21.9990°, 35.3205°.