Accident | |
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Date | 10 June 2024 |
Summary | Under investigation |
Site | Chikangawa Forest Reserve,Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Dornier 228 |
Operator | Malawi Defence Force |
Registration | MAF-T03 (Service number #7603) |
Flight origin | Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe, Malawi |
Destination | Mzuzu Airport, Mzuzu, Malawi |
Passengers | 6 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 9 |
Survivors | 0 |
On 10 June 2024, a Malawian Defence Force Dornier 228 crashed into the Chikangawa Forest Reserve in northern Mzimba District killing everyone on board. Among others on the plane were the Vice-President of Malawi Saulos Chilima and former First Lady Shanil Muluzi. Seven other people were on the plane.