# NTSB DCA08WA027: Cessna 210M, Windhoek, Namibia, January 11, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 11, 2008, 14:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place: Windhoek, Namibia
- Coordinates: -22.611665, 17.081666
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.6117&lon=17.0817&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67382/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08WA027

## Factual narrative

On January 11, 2008 about 1625 UTC, Namibian registry V5-GWH, Cessna 210M, a charter flight, operated by Atlantic Aviation, reportedly lost engine power after takeoff from Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia;  The airplane crashed in a residential area and struck a dwelling.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured.  The airplane was destroyed and consumed by post crash fire. The flight was destined for an airstrip at Mokuti Lodge, near Tsumeb, Namibia.

The investigation is being conducted by the Namibia Directorate of Accident Investigations, Windhoek, Namibia.  The US Accredited Representative is Dennis L. Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C (tel - 202-314-6321).

## Aircraft

- Registration: V5-GWH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 210M
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Atlantic Aviation
- Departed: FWYE, Windhoek
- Destination: FYMU, Tsmeb

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Lowest ceiling: none

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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