A Malawi Air Force Dornier 228, sister to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Summary
Under investigation
Site
Chikangawa Forest Reserve, Nkhata Bay District, Northern Region, Malawi
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Dornier 228
Operator
Malawi Defence Force
Registration
MAF-T03
Flight origin
Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe, Malawi
Destination
Mzuzu Airport, Mzuzu, Malawi
Occupants
9
Passengers
6
Crew
3
Fatalities
9
Survivors
0
On 10 June 2024, a Malawian Defence Force Dornier 228 carrying Vice-President of Malawi Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Patricia Shanil Muluzi, and seven other occupants, crashed in Chikangawa Forest Reserve in Nkhata Bay District; all on board died.
At the time of the crash, the aircraft and its passengers were en route from Lilongwe to Mzuzu Airport in the Northern Region to attend a funeral.[1][2]
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