Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2018
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 9 February 2017 |
| Type: |  CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 |
| Operator: | Botswana Defence Force Air Wing |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) from Thebephatshwa Air Base ( Botswana)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thebephatshwa Air Base (FBTP), Botswana |
| Gaborone-Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK), Botswana |
A CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 operated by Botswana Defence Force crashed shortly after takeoff from Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana. All three occupants were killed.
Sources:
» Botswana Defence ForcePhotos
Map
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 Thebephatshwa Air Base to Gaborone-Sir Seretse Khama International Airport as the crow flies is 68 km (43 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Thebephatshwa Air Base to Gaborone-Sir Seretse Khama International Airport as the crow flies is 68 km (43 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
