ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58986
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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Mission Services |
| Registration: | A2-AEP |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Okavango delta near Stanleyu2019s Airstrip -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Nxabega / Nabeha Camp |
| Tsigaro / Jacku2019s Camp | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A vulture smashed through the pilot side windscreen, while the plane was en route at 2 500 ft AGL, destroying some instruments and becoming entangled in the controls. The pilot made an emergency water landing, which flipped the aircraft. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries.
Sources:
1. Sunday Standard - Ministry of transport investigating air incident in the Okavango
2. The Ngami Times - Bird strike brings down plane
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2009 00:41 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Mar-2009 12:23 | XLerate | Updated |
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