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]
Accident | |
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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 |
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]
The nationalities of the occupants were:[3]
Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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Comoros | 12 | – | 12 |
Tanzania | – | 2 | 2 |
Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |