Go Comoros Titan is a write-off after fire
The aircraft was on a flight to the Comoros island of Moheli.
There were 11 people on board the Cessna, registration D6-FAT,when it took off. Eye witnesses said there was a fire by the landing gear and the aircraft inverted close to the airport.
The pilot was said to be trapped in the cockpit but was rescued by fire crews. Two of people were taken to hospital with injuries but none were reported to be serious.
The aircraft is believed to be a total write-off.
The crashed Go Comoros airraft (Picture (c) Idjabou Bakari via Twitter)
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