Bamako - Bamako

On June 14, 2017 at 02:05 PM, Bamako - Bamako experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Malian Aéro Company, with the event recorded near Bamako Bamako City District.

The flight was categorized as meteorological / weather and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

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

Following an uneventful cloud seeding mission over the region of Mopti, the pilot was returning to Bamako-Senou Airport. For unknown reasons, the aircraft made a belly landing and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on the right side of runway 06/24. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration TZ-DDG, MSN BB-589, year of manufacture 1979.