# NTSB WPR19WA081: Cessna U206, Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe, November 23, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 23, 2018, 05:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place: Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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): 98958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98958/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA081

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206 (C)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Departed: FVHY, Hippo Valley
- Destination: FVFA, Victoria Falls

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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