Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Nov 10, 1989 (18 killed), Mt Maluti
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on November 10, 1989 near Mt Maluti, Leribe, Lesotho with 18 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain on the slope...
- Date: November 10, 1989
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Mt Maluti, Leribe, Lesotho
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain on the slope of Mt Maluti in poor weather.
A Lesotho Defence Force CASA 212 Aviocar, one of the new transports of the air wing, flew into the slope of Mt Maluti while flying from Qacha's Nek to Maseru in poor weather. All occupants died and the aircraft was lost.