Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Jan 29, 2016 (3 killed), Windh...
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on January 29, 2016 near Windhoek-Hosea Kutako, Khomas Region, Namibia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Namibian investigation:...
- Date: January 29, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Windhoek-Hosea Kutako, Khomas Region, Namibia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Namibian investigation: the aircraft stalled at low altitude and impacted the ground. Contributing factors were loss of control, non adherence to the go around procedures set in the AIP, and normalization of deviation, where non standard go around procedures were executed.
On 29 January 2016 a Cessna 425 Conquest (V5 MJW) operated by Eros Air crashed about 300 m north of the runway 26 threshold at Windhoek Hosea Kutako while on a licence renewal training flight with three pilots on board. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire, and all three occupants died. The Namibian investigation concluded it stalled at low altitude and cited loss of control, non adherence to AIP go around procedures and normalization of deviation.