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2:51 CAT | 28 Mar 2017
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The aircraft that crashed in the Machipanda mountain range in central Mozambique on Monday killing six was first registered 43 years ago, according to Lusa.
The Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM) website indicates that the Islander aircraft, model BN2A-3, Mozambican registration C9-AOV, was first registered on May 10 1973, and that the registration expired on June 11, 2016. However, this has been clarified today by IACM as a mistake updating the website. Joao Abreu, IACM’s chairman stated that the aircraft had a valid certificate.
The aircraft, operated by ETA AIR Charter and based in the city of Beira, was chartered by Cornelder Mozambique to fly from Beira to Mutare in Zimbabwe, and crached in the mountainous Machipanda region killing all six people on board, according to a statement from Cornelder Mozambique.
The aircraft took off from Beira at 7:15 am and was expected to arrive in Mutare at 8:25 a.m., according to Cornelder.
The bodies of the six victims have been transferred to Mutare, the police source told Lusa.
“Given the difficult access conditions, it was only possible to reach the victims at around 5:40 p.m., after which they were transferred to Mutare central hospital mortuary,” Manica police spokesman Leonardo Colher said.
Mozambique police have secured the site pending the arrival of investigators, and Mozambican authorities in Zimbabwe are arranging the repatriation of the bodies, he added.
Source: Lusa
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