# NTSB DCA16WA080: Cessna 425, Windhoek, Namibia, January 29, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 29, 2016, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Windhoek, Namibia
- Coordinates: -22.208055, 17.462499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.2081&lon=17.4625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92659/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA080

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Namibia Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (DAAII) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 425 airplane that occurred on January 29, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DAAII's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by DAAII.

## Aircraft

- Registration: V5-MJW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 425-0077
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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