- Date
- November 23, 2018, 05:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- Z-BRSCessna U206
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98958
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On November 23, 2018, about 0530 coordinated universal time, a Cessna U206C airplane, Z-BRS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Zimbabwe. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated an US accredited representative to assist the CAAZ in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the CAAZ of Zimbabwe: The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) Flight Safety and Standards Directorate P. Bag 7716 Causeway, Harare 3rd Level, Wing D Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport Zimbabwe Website: http://www.caaz.co.zw/
Aircraft
- Registration
- Z-BRS
- Reported as
- Cessna U206 (C)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Departed
- FVHY · Hippo Valley
- Destination
- FVFA · Victoria Falls