Unfallbericht:
The Skyvan was shot down while overflying an area of heavy fighting in Mozambique territory.
» NRC Handelsblad 10-11-1987
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Datum: | Freitag 6 November 1987 |
| Zeit: | 08:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air Malawi |
| Kennzeichen: | 7Q-YMB |
| Werknummer: | SH.1971 |
| Baujahr: | 1980 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Ulongwe ( Mosambik)
|
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Blantyre-Chileka Airport (BLZ/FWCL), Malawi |
| Lilongwe International Airport (LLW/FWKI), Malawi |
The Skyvan was shot down while overflying an area of heavy fighting in Mozambique territory.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep 2/88» NRC Handelsblad 10-11-1987
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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 Blantyre-Chileka Airport to Lilongwe International Airport as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Blantyre-Chileka Airport to Lilongwe International Airport as the crow flies is 245 km (153 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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