ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274019
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 2022 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Aerostar R40S Festival |
| Owner/operator: | Força Aérea de Moçambique |
| Registration: | FAM 256 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E of Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA) -
 Mozambique
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA) |
| Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aerostar R40S Festival of the Mozambique Air Force crashed a few seconds after takeoff from Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA) and crashed in the Mavalane B neighborhood, east of the airport.
Both crew members died in the crash and the aircraft was destroyed
Sources:
https://www.cmjornal.pt/mundo/africa/detalhe/duas-pessoas-morrem-apos-queda-de-aeronave-de-instrucao-em-mocambique
https://www.aero.de/news-41672/Militaerflugzeug-in-Mosambik-abgestuerzt.html .
Media:
#Mozambique: Military aircraft crash kills two in Maputo – photoshttps://t.co/HVXqqGMZuJ#Mocambique pic.twitter.com/voOOhKqq2u
— Club of Mozambique (@clubOmozambique) January 11, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2022 12:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jan-2022 12:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jan-2022 12:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2022 13:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 11-Jan-2022 13:55 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 11-Jan-2022 13:57 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2022 08:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2022 09:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Embed code, Narrative] |
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