Tete – Lilongwe – Dar es-Salaam

On July 16, 2013 at 09:00 AM, Tete – Lilongwe – Dar es-Salaam experienced a crash involving Partenavia P.68, operated by Southern Mapping, with the event recorded near Dzalanyama Forest Reserve Central Region.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed South Africa on a flight to Tanzania with intermediate stops in Tete and Lilongwe, carrying one passenger and one pilot. The aircraft was en route to Dar es-Salaam to perform a Lidar (Laser Imaging Detection And Ranging) mission. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. Upon landing in an open field, the aircraft lost its tail and crashed landed about 45 km southwest of Lilongwe. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-LSX, MSN 323-16-OB, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.3900°, 33.5494°.