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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Central African Airways |
| Registration: | VP-YIM |
| MSN: | 87 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lunzu, Southern Region -
 Malawi
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lilongwe (LLW) |
| Blantyre/Chileka (BTZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit trees and crashed while attempting emergency landing on small path due to poor visibility.
Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn87.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2011 04:30 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 13:24 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 06-Jul-2011 13:45 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:43 | flyingant | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2014 20:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2022 10:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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