# NTSB WPR18WA180: Piper PA31, Antananarivo, Madagascar, June 18, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 18, 2018
- Place: Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97622/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA180

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 18, 2018, about 0615 local time, a Piper PA-31 airplane, 5R-MKF, impacted terrain about 5 nautical miles from the Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo, Madagascar. The pilot in command, two pilot observers, pilot monitor, and one passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight was operated by Madagascar Trans Air as an instructional flight under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of Madagascar. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau des Enquêtes des Accidents et Incidents de l'Aviation Civile (BEAC). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the BEAC. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau des Enquêtes des Accidents et Incidents de l'Aviation Civile (BEAC) Ministère des Transports Rue Jules Ranaivo Anosy, Antananarivo Madagascar Tel.: (261) 20 22 24604 (261) 20 22 44757 www.transport.gov.mg

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5R-MKF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Madagascar Trans Air

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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