Dornier DO228 crash, Jun 10, 2024 (9 killed), Chikangawa...
Dornier DO228 accident on June 10, 2024 near Chikangawa Forest Reserve, Northern Region, Malawi with 9 fatalities. Cause: The crew flew into cloud...
- Date: June 10, 2024
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Chikangawa Forest Reserve, Northern Region, Malawi
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew flew into cloud under visual flight rules and hit rising terrain. Contributing: continued low altitude flight in marginal weather, loss of situational awareness, inadequate preflight preparation and no weather information for the route (BFU).
A Malawi Defence Force Dornier 228 carrying the Vice President from Lilongwe to Mzuzu flew into cloud while under visual flight rules and hit rising terrain in the Chikangawa Forest Reserve. All nine aboard died, including Vice President Saulos Chilima. The German BFU final report blamed collision with terrain following adverse weather, poor flight planning and a lack of weather information for the crew.