AB Aviation Flight 1103
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 2022 |
| Summary | Crashed into the Indian Ocean |
| Site | Indian Ocean, 2.5 km from Mohéli Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208D Caravan |
| Operator | AB Aviation |
| IATA flight No. | Y61103 |
| ICAO flight No. | CIK1103 |
| Call sign | COMOROS AIRLINE 1103 |
| Registration | 5H-MZA |
| Flight origin | Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport |
| Destination | Mohéli Bandar Es Eslam Airport |
| Occupants | 14 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Missing | 1 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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AB Aviation Flight 1103 was a flight operated by AB Aviation from Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport to Mohéli Bandar Es Eslam Airport in the Comoros. On February 26, 2022, the Cessna 208D Grand Caravan operating the flight crashed into the sea about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Mohéli Airport.[1][2]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Cessna 208D Grand Caravan (registration 5H-MZA) and its first flight was in 2016. The aircraft was equipped with one turboprop Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine.[2]
Passengers and crew
Location of the airports and the crash
The nationalities of the occupants were:[3]
| Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 12 | – | 12 |
| Tanzania | – | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Comores: disparition d'un avion transportant 14 personnes au large de Mohéli" [Comoros: disappearance of a plane carrying 14 people off Moheli]. Réunion la 1ère (in French). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 5H-MZA Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Plane with 14 people on board crashes in the Comoros". Hindustan Times. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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