Cessna 406 Caravan crash, May 3, 2024 (3 killed), Windhoek
Cessna 406 Caravan accident on May 3, 2024 near Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Preliminary information: the left engine was...
- Date: May 3, 2024
- Aircraft: Cessna 406 Caravan
- Location: Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Preliminary information: the left engine was malfunctioning and the right engine had recently been replaced. The investigation points to more than one factor.
A Westair Cessna 406 on a post maintenance test flight left Windhoek Eros at dusk, banked sharply left before the end of the runway and crashed into a street in the Pioneerspark suburb, burning. The two pilots and an engineer died. Preliminary information pointed to a malfunctioning left engine, with the right engine recently replaced.