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| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Savannah Aircraft Africa Savannah S |
| Owner/operator: | African Parks |
| Registration: | ZU-IXH |
| MSN: | 21-10-54-0815 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zakouma National Park -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Savannah Aircraft Africa Savannah S crashed under unknown circumstances while surveying wildlife in Zakouma National Park.
Both occupants perished and the ultralight was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
https://fr.apanews.net/society/tchad-deux-morts-dans-le-crash-dun-avion-au-parc-de-zakouma/
https://journaldutchad.com/tchad-un-crash-davion-fait-deux-morts-lors-dune-mission-de-suivi-des-rhinoceros/
Media:
#Tchad : Un accident tragique s’est produit le mercredi 14 mai 2025 lors d’un survol de surveillance télémétrique des rhinocéros du parc national de Zakouma. L’avion ZU-IXH, parti à 5h06 pour localiser un rhinocéros près du village de Goz-Djarat, s’est écrasé peu après, causant… pic.twitter.com/hwVs3zogvD
— Alwihda Info (@alwihdainfo) May 14, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2025 10:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-May-2025 12:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2025 13:43 | ASN | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-May-2025 13:45 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Registration, Operator, Nature, Source, ] |
| 14-May-2025 13:47 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-May-2025 16:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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