Date:	Wednesday 1 March 2000
Time:	16:20
Type:	Cessna 414
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	ZS-MDT
MSN:	414-0096
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	79.8nm SW Pandamantenga -   Botswana
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Gaborone
Destination airport:	Maun
Investigating agency:	CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The flight originated in Lanseria SA, to Gaborone on the 1st of march 2000 without incident. The airplane was refueled, and three more passengers boarded.About 1 1/2 hours after take-off the pilot noticed oil leaking from the port engine, followed by a drop and in oil pressure and a rise in oil temperature. He looked for a suitable landing landing area, and shut the engine down.The area started losing altitude, and he crash landed the aircraft in a dense forest, approximately 220 km east of Maun.

CAA, and a file I have regarding the pilot, namely: Kosta Marcandonatos.
http://blog.b92.net/text/15822/Cessna-414-survivors-found-in-desert/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
10-Mar-2009 12:50	JDS	Updated
02-Dec-2020 15:49	gerard57	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]