Families of victims of the June 10 2024 military plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others have until 2027 to file compensation claims for negligence under civil law, it has emerged. The June 10 2024 plane crash site. The BFU report said the accident occurred because the crew flew into “instrument meteorological conditions during flight under visual flight rules”. Gladson Chipumphula, uncle to Chilima’s aide-de-camp Chisomo Chimaneni, said those familiar with the law should help the families. The plane, Dornier 228 MAFT03 was flying from Lilongwe to Mzuzu Airport, with nine people on board.