Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Oct 25, 2006 (6 killed), Toliara
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on October 25, 2006 near Toliara, Toliara Province, Madagascar with 6 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the...
- Date: October 25, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Toliara, Toliara Province, Madagascar
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb after one engine caught fire for reasons not determined. No final investigation report was located.
A Cessna 425 on a charter from Toliara to Antananarivo, carrying four Italians and two Malagasy citizens, lost an engine less than two minutes after takeoff in the night. The aircraft climbed, banked and crashed about 1,500 metres beyond the runway end, bursting into flames. All six occupants died.