What happened
During a scheduled flight traveling from Blantyre toward Lilongwe, a twin engine aircraft was targeted by a surface-to-air missile. The strike occurred while the plane was maintaining its cruising altitude. Following the impact, the aircraft became uncontrollable and descended into Ulongwé.
There were no survivors of the crash. The incident resulted in 10 fatalities, accounting for everyone on board the aircraft at the time of the event.
Findings
Official investigations suggest that the destruction of the plane was not an intentional targeting of the flight itself, but rather a result of the aircraft being mistakenly shot down while traversing a region experiencing intense combat operations.