Cessna 208B ZS-POG
30 June 2006 · Vilanculos, Mozambique · Fatal
Summary
On 30 June 2006 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 208B registered ZS-POG, operated by Nature Link, was involved in an accident near Vilanculos, Mozambique. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vilanculos, Mozambique
- Coordinates
- -22.0333, 35.3000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- ZS-POG
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Nature Link
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Polokwane → Vilankulo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- WAS06WA011
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2006 | Cessna 208B | Floro, Norway | Benair | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Arecuna, Venezuela | Servicios Aeronauticos Sucre | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Cessna 208 | Riceboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Cuenca, Ecuador | Atesa Aero Taxis Ecuatorianos S.A. | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Mar 2006 | Cessna 208B | Oak Glen, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Feb 2006 | Cessna 208 CARAVAN | Strahan, Tasmania, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2005 | Cessna 208 | Matemo Island, Mozambique | Air Serv International | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft 1900 | Maputo, Mozambique | Kaya Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 5 Oct 1998 | Boeing 747SP | Mopzambique, Mozambique | Linhas Aereas de Mocambique | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-3 | Mozambique-Sa, Mozambique | Inter Ocean Airways | Fatal | 2 |