ZS-NAT

On January 20, 2015 at 12:00 AM, ZS-NAT experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Xcel Aviation, with the event recorded near Dawlatabad Balkh.

The flight was categorized as geographical / geophysical / scientific 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: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was completing a geophysical mission on behalf of Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics, with two pilots on board. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a rocky terrain, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-NAT, MSN 2158, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.0643°, 66.7980°.