Cessna 208B accident near Xakanaka, BW
On October 14, 2011, a Cessna 208B was involved in an accident near Xakanaka, BW. 9 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 14, 2011
- Place
- Xakanaka, BW
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Injuries
- 9 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 19.190°S, 23.445°E
- NTSB ID
- 20111021X72839
NTSB summary
On October 14, 2011, about 1350 local time, A2-AKD, a Cessna 208B chartered flight, crashed shortly after takeoff from an airstrip near Xakanaka, Botswana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Of the 12 persons on board, the pilot and 8 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed and there was a post crash fire. The destination of the flight was the Okavanga Delta, Botswana An investigation has been instituted by the Botswana Ministry of Transport and Communications. As the State of manufacture of the airplane, a U.S. Accredited Represenative has been designated. Inquiries about the investigaton should be directed to: Ministry of Transport and Communications Private Bag 00414 Garborone, Botswana
From Wikipedia
On 14 October 2011, a Cessna 208 Caravan turboprop passenger aircraft operated by Moremi Air on a domestic flight from Xakanaka Camp to Maun, Botswana, crashed and caught fire shortly after take-off, killing eight of the twelve people on board.
The following investigation concluded that the aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure on take-off, compounded by environmental hazards at Xakanaka, which led to the plane hitting trees and crashing to the ground.
Text from Wikipedia, “2011 Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
