Britten-Norman Islander crash, Apr 15, 1979, Songo Tete

Britten-Norman Islander accident on April 15, 1979 near Songo Tete, Mozambique with no fatalities.

The Britten-Norman Islander C9-APQ of COMAG was on a charter flight from Fingoe to Tete with four passengers and one pilot on 15 April 1979. At 4,700 feet the right engine was hit by a surface to air missile and caught fire. The engine detached shortly after and the pilot landed at Songo airport. All five occupants escaped and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

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