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| Date: | Tuesday 1 May 2001 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Moremi Air Charters |
| Registration: | A2-MAD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16.5 Km from Maun Airport, Maun -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | MUB/FBMN |
| MUB/FBMN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 30-minute routine sightseeing flight suddenly lost altitude and crashed 16.5 km out on the return to Maun Airport, killing all five on board. The aircraft appears to have gone out of control and crashed while manoeuvering at a low height.
Sources:
1. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=186618
2. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=187117
3. Flight International 2-8 July 2002 p.36 at https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/2002/2002%20-%201930.PDF
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maun_Airport#Accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2009 23:40 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-Jun-2016 22:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2016 22:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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