What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 2016
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 35.84° N, 14.49° E
- Description
- Aviation incident near Kirkop, Malta
- Deaths
- 5
2016 CAE Aviation Fairchild Merlin crash
Fatal aviation disaster near Kirkop, Malta
On 24 October 2016, a twin turboprop Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin IVC operated by CAE Aviation crashed near Kirkop, Malta, shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. The aircraft was to operate in the vicinity of Misrata in Libya on a surveillance mission by the French Ministry of Defence.
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