Last updated: 25 February 2021
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1976 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | de Havilland Canada |
| Registration: | C-GDHA |
| C/n / msn: | 428 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) from Monze ( Zambia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Demonstration |
| Departure airport: | Monze Airport (FLMO), Zambia |
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The no. 2 engine failed on takeoff, causing the aircraft to descend. The aircraft collided with terrain 1000 m from the runway end.
Sources:
» Flight International 17.5.1976 (p.1283)Photos
accident date: 03-05-1976
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: C-GDHA
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
