ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316198
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  GippsAero GA-8 Airvan |
| Owner/operator: | Major Blue Air |
| Registration: | A2-MBE |
| MSN: | GA8-12-179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ghanzi -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Eaton and Sons Farm Airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 29, 2023, at an unknown time, a Major Blue Air GippsAero GA-8 Airvan, A2-MBE, was destroyed when it crashed into a building during takeoff from an airstrip at Eaton and Sons farm, near Ghanzi, Botswana.
The two pilots were seriously injured, but the two foreign passengers were fatally injured.
According to preliminary information, the runway at the farm is 2,000 meters long, but the southern portion of the runway towards the buildings and farm is 450 meters of gravel, with a 200 meter clearway towards the buildings. The greater, remaining part of the runway, almost 1,350 meters, towards the north, is dirt and grass.
A review of an online video shows that the pilots backtracked down the 450 meters of the first gravel portion of the runway, then turned around and commenced their takeoff roll. The airplane was unable to become airborne and it crashed into the building and caught fire.
Sources:
https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/73808
Avcom
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/53597_1581932909.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex ZS-SWW, VH-EZO
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2023 13:55 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-Jun-2023 01:21 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2023 04:42 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2023 00:23 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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