TellZim Reporter
The five
people who were traveling in the doomed Cessna S206 which crashed in the
Chemanjirenji Hills Village in the Renco area of Masvingo South last week
desperately tried to serve the doomed aircraft minutes before the disaster, it
has been has learnt.
people who were traveling in the doomed Cessna S206 which crashed in the
Chemanjirenji Hills Village in the Renco area of Masvingo South last week
desperately tried to serve the doomed aircraft minutes before the disaster, it
has been has learnt.
Sources
told TellZim News that recordings of the plane’s black box showed that the
pilot and his four passengers threw their luggage overboard as indications that
the plane had developed mechanical problems became apparent.
told TellZim News that recordings of the plane’s black box showed that the
pilot and his four passengers threw their luggage overboard as indications that
the plane had developed mechanical problems became apparent.
“They
started to throw their luggage off after realising their plane was struggling.
It is suspected a lot of valuables could have been lost in the process since
security agents only recovered goods on the crash site,” said a source who is privy
to the investigations.
started to throw their luggage off after realising their plane was struggling.
It is suspected a lot of valuables could have been lost in the process since
security agents only recovered goods on the crash site,” said a source who is privy
to the investigations.
The plane
crashed a few minutes after take-off from Buffalo Range Airport enroute to
Victoria Falls, with the disaster followed by grisly social media images of
broken human body parts mingled with the plane’s wreckage.
crashed a few minutes after take-off from Buffalo Range Airport enroute to
Victoria Falls, with the disaster followed by grisly social media images of
broken human body parts mingled with the plane’s wreckage.
All people
on board – two Zimbabweans and three Finnish – died in the crash, with
eyewitnesses saying the plane made strange roaring sounds before disintegrating
mid-air.
on board – two Zimbabweans and three Finnish – died in the crash, with
eyewitnesses saying the plane made strange roaring sounds before disintegrating
mid-air.
The victims’
given names were Partanen Kari Leo Tapana (53), Ojanpaajari-Pekka (52), Vappula
Heikki Antero (51), Harri Hynnimen (50) and Barry Styles; a 48-year-old wealthy
Lowveld-based businessman who is said to have been the owner of the aircraft.
given names were Partanen Kari Leo Tapana (53), Ojanpaajari-Pekka (52), Vappula
Heikki Antero (51), Harri Hynnimen (50) and Barry Styles; a 48-year-old wealthy
Lowveld-based businessman who is said to have been the owner of the aircraft.
