Britten-Norman Islander crash, Dec 8, 2010 (5 killed), Ou...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on December 8, 2010 near Ouarzazate, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: December 8, 2010
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Ouarzazate, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain; the crew was flying at an insufficient altitude for reasons not determined.
A Britten-Norman Islander carrying three police officers and two pilots on a government flight from Tangier to Ouarzazate was cruising at night. It struck a mountain slope between Demnate and Ouarzazate at an altitude that was too low for the terrain. The wreckage was found two days later and all five occupants died.