| Date: | Friday 6 November 1987 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Malawi |
| Registration: | 7Q-YMB |
| MSN: | SH.1971 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Ulongwe -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Blantyre-Chileka Airport (BLZ/FWCL) |
| Lilongwe International Airport (LLW/FWKI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Skyvan was shot down while overflying an area of heavy fighting in Mozambique territory.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep 2/88
NRC Handelsblad 10-11-1987
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