Cessna 210M V5-GWH

Summary

On 11 January 2008 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 210M registered V5-GWH, operated by Atlantic Aviation, was involved in an accident near Windhoek, Namibia. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 January 2008 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Windhoek, Namibia

Coordinates

-22.6117, 17.0817

Aircraft

Cessna 210M

Registration

V5-GWH

Category

Airplane

Operator

Atlantic Aviation

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Windhoek → Tsmeb

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DCA08WA027

6 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 11, 2008 about 1625 UTC, Namibian registry V5-GWH, Cessna 210M, a charter flight, operated by Atlantic Aviation, reportedly lost engine power after takeoff from Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia; The airplane crashed in a residential area and struck a dwelling. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed and consumed by post crash fire. The flight was destined for an airstrip at Mokuti Lodge, near Tsumeb, Namibia. The investigation is being conducted by the Namibia Directorate of Accident Investigations, Windhoek, Namibia. The US Accredited Representative is Dennis L. Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C (tel - 202-314-6321).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.