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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2024 |
| Time: | c. 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Nyasa Express |
| Registration: | 7Q-PFU |
| MSN: | 21060284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Malawi, near Nkhotakota -
 Malawi
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tongole Airfield |
| Liwonde National Park-Mvuu Camp Airport (VUU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna 210L Centurion, operated on a charter flight with three aboard crashed into Lake Malawi, near Benga, Nkhotakota District.
The pilot and one of the passengers inside were killed, and the other was rescued with minor injuries.
Sources:
https://mbc.mw/lake-malawi-plane-crash-rescue-underway/
https://malawi24.com/2024/08/21/two-die-in-aircraft-crash/
https://apnews.com/article/plane-crash-malawi-lake-3ef36d8579428f3fc7fe93c924fb5309l
https://www.maravipost.com/malawi-govt-confirms-nyasa-express-charter-flight-involved-in-nkhotakota-accident/
https://www.flynyasa.net/index.php
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/67288f22682af62039ce32dbeaf4873ff26dca35 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex ZS-PFU, V5-CAT, N931SJ
Media:
Casualties of the Nkhotakota plane crash have been identified as Zimbabwean pilot Fungay Jonathan, 50, & a Dutch national, Frisco Westheim, 29.
— Capital FM Malawi (@CapitalFMMw) August 21, 2024
The C210 aircraft number 7Q-PFU, with 3 passengers on board, crashed into Lake Malawi, around Nkhotakota, yesterday.#CFMNews#Malawi pic.twitter.com/qywOb4tF2W
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2024 20:37 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Aug-2024 22:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2024 05:37 | lagi | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2024 05:50 | lagi | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Aug-2024 17:55 | hexatus | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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