Herald reports that Capt Majakwara suddenly collapsed at
the controls moments after take-off, leaving the small plane to fly on
autopilot for several miles before plummeting into Lake Malawi, killing him and
one passenger, while the other passenger sustained injuries and was
hospitalised.
Captain Jonathan Majakwara, who is also a pilot and father
to Capt Fungai Majakwara, said the body arrived yesterday and will lie in state
at a funeral parlour before burial on Sunday.
“There will be investigations which will be conducted in
accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s standards. The
objective of the investigations is to establish the cause of the accident in
order to facilitate corrective action to the systems, aircraft and aviation
procedures.
“It involves aircraft manufacturers and operators of the
aircraft and civil aviation authority of Malawi. It is not meant to apportion
blame but improve aviation standards,” said Capt Majakwara who has more than 30 years of aviation
experience holding different positions both locally, regionally and on the
continent.
There were tests that were also done on the two bodies and
results are yet to be determined.
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