Accident | |
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Date | February 26, 2022 |
Summary | Crashed into the Indian Ocean, under investigation |
Site | Indian Ocean, 2.5 km from Mohéli Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Cessna 208D Caravan |
Operator | AB Aviation |
IATA flight No. | Y61103 |
ICAO flight No. | CIK1103 |
Call sign | COMOROS AIRLINE 1103 |
Registration | 5H-MZA |
Flight origin | Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport |
Destination | Mohéli Bandar Es Eslam Airport |
Occupants | 14 |
Passengers | 12 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Survivors | 0 |
AB Aviation Flight 1103 was a flight operated by a Cessna 208D Grand Caravan from Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport to Mohéli Bandar Es Eslam Airport in the Comoros. The aircraft took off from Comoros at 11:50 a.m. On February 26, 2022, and crashed about 2.5 km from Mohéli Airport into the sea.[1][2]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Cessna 208D Grand Caravan (registration 5H-MZA) and its first flight was in 2016. The aircraft was equipped with one turboprop Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140.[3]
Passengers and crew
The nationalities of the occupants were:[4]
Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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Comorian | 12 | – | 12 |
Tanzanian | – | 2 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Comores: disparition d'un avion transportant 14 personnes au large de Mohéli" [Comoros: disappearance of a plane carrying 14 people off Moheli]. Réunion la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 5H-MZA Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX 5H-MZA Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Plane with 14 people on board crashes in the Comoros". Hindustan Times. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.