ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28420
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Association Ouest Promotion |
| Registration: | F-GRDT |
| MSN: | 31-7300931 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 18 mi from Antananarivo -
 Madagascar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Amborovy Airport, Mahajanga (Majunga), Madagascar (MJN/FMNM) |
| Antananarivo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed after both engines lost power while descending in bound to Antananarivo. The point of impact is said to be about 30 km. from the town. The aircraft was operating a flight from Amborovy Airport, Mahajanga (Majunga), Madagascar, (MJN/FMNM) to Roland Garros Airport, Sainte-Marie, La Réunion (RUN/FMEE), with a refuelling stop at Antananarivo. According to press reports, the accident has been attributed to fuel exhaustion. All seven persons on board (pilot, co pilot, and five passengers) were killed.
Sources:
1. Le livre d'or de l'aviation malgache/Jean Pierre Pénette & Christine Pénette Lohau
2. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
3. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=1411
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2002/2002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jul-2010 09:14 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2015 00:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2018 17:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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