Cessna (DMI) Falcon 402 crash, Jan 2, 2018, Bazaruto Island
Cessna (DMI) Falcon 402 accident on January 2, 2018 near Bazaruto Island, Inhambane, Mozambique with no fatalities. Cause: BAAA: Human error is the...
- Date: January 2, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna (DMI) Falcon 402
- Location: Bazaruto Island, Inhambane, Mozambique
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: BAAA: Human error is the most likely cause; the aircraft was loaded above its capacity and the vertical stabilizer lock was not removed.
A single engine Cessna Falcon 402 conversion departed Bazaruto Island for Vilanculos with six passengers and a pilot. On the takeoff roll from runway 20 it veered left, left the runway and came to rest in bushes facing the opposite direction. The official finding was human failure, including overloading and the pilot not removing the vertical stabilizer lock before takeoff.