Narrative:
The Grand Caravan had departed Polokwane on a flight to Madagascar. An overnight stop was planned in Vilanculos, Mozambique. Near Vilanculos the airplane crashed. It knocked down two palm trees and came to rest close to a house.
» Mozambique: South African Plane Crashes in Southern Mozambique (Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique 1-7-2006)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 30 June 2006 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operating for: | Southern Right Air Charter |
| Leased from: | Naturelink Airlines |
| Registration: | ZS-POG |
| MSN: | 208B0396 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) from Vilanculos Airport (VNX) ( Mozambique)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Polokwane International Airport (FAPP), South Africa |
| Vilanculos Airport (VNX/FQVL), Mozambique |
The Grand Caravan had departed Polokwane on a flight to Madagascar. An overnight stop was planned in Vilanculos, Mozambique. Near Vilanculos the airplane crashed. It knocked down two palm trees and came to rest close to a house.
Sources:
» Experts to probe Mozambican plane crash (The Star, 4-7-2006)» Mozambique: South African Plane Crashes in Southern Mozambique (Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique 1-7-2006)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Polokwane International Airport to Vilanculos Airport as the crow flies is 631 km (394 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Polokwane International Airport to Vilanculos Airport as the crow flies is 631 km (394 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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