Aviation Crash Map

Aircraft Z-WPJ

3 November 2009 · Harare, Zimbabwe · No injuries

Summary

On 3 November 2009 at about 17:36 local time, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type registered Z-WPJ, operated by Air Zimbabwe, was involved in an accident near Harare, Zimbabwe. 42 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Not recorded
Registration
Z-WPJ
Operator
Air Zimbabwe
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Harare → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
NTSB number
DCA10WA033

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
42 0 0 0 42

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 3, 2009, a Xian Aircraft Industries MA-60, registration Z-WPJ, operated by Air Zimbabwe, struck wildlife on the runway during takeof at Harare, Zimbabwe. The aircraft exited the runway to the left side and was substantially damaged. There were no injuries. The CAA-Zimbabwe requested NTSB assistance with flight recorders.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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