Accident | |
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Date | 14 October 2011 |
Summary | Engine failure on take-off |
Site | Near Xakanaka camp, Botswana 19°12′00″S 23°25′37″E / 19.200°S 23.427°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Operator | Moremi Air |
Registration | A2-AKD |
Flight origin | Maun Airport, Maun, Botswana |
1st stopover | Xakanaka camp, Botswana |
2nd stopover | Pom Pom camp, Botswana |
Destination | Maun Airport |
Occupants | 12 |
Passengers | 11 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 8 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 4 |
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.[1]
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.[2]