Narrative:
On 24 April 1996 at 04:18 hours the aircraft took off from Dar es salaam International Airport on a charter flight to Tabora via Morogoro. The pilot was the only occupant. The estimated time of arrival at Morogoro was 04:49 hours. 5H-TZD maintained communications with the Dar es Salaam Tower and was cleared to flight Level 60 to the TMA boundary. At 04:40 hours 5H-TZD advised that he was estimating TMA at 04:41 hours at FL60. The estimate for Morogoro was revised to 04:51 hours and was to call on "top of descent". No further transmission was heard from the aircraft.
The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered top of Palapala Mountains (Uluguru Mountain Range) on 5 May 1996 after extensive search. The aircraft was completely destroyed by impact and the subsequent fire.
It is concluded that the accident was caused by the aircraft colliding with high ground approximately 5 N.M. short of the runway. The decision of the pilot to initiate descent in weather conditions which allowed no visual contact with the high terrain was the major contributory factor.
CAUSE: "The accident was caused by the aircraft colliding with high ground in bad weather."
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 24-04-1996
type: Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
registration: PH-FWI
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1996 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Operator: | Tanzanair - Tanzania Air Services |
| Registration: | 5H-TZD |
| MSN: | F406-0029 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Palapala hills, Morogoro ( Tanzania)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
| Morogoro Airport (HTMG), Tanzania |
On 24 April 1996 at 04:18 hours the aircraft took off from Dar es salaam International Airport on a charter flight to Tabora via Morogoro. The pilot was the only occupant. The estimated time of arrival at Morogoro was 04:49 hours. 5H-TZD maintained communications with the Dar es Salaam Tower and was cleared to flight Level 60 to the TMA boundary. At 04:40 hours 5H-TZD advised that he was estimating TMA at 04:41 hours at FL60. The estimate for Morogoro was revised to 04:51 hours and was to call on "top of descent". No further transmission was heard from the aircraft.
The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered top of Palapala Mountains (Uluguru Mountain Range) on 5 May 1996 after extensive search. The aircraft was completely destroyed by impact and the subsequent fire.
It is concluded that the accident was caused by the aircraft colliding with high ground approximately 5 N.M. short of the runway. The decision of the pilot to initiate descent in weather conditions which allowed no visual contact with the high terrain was the major contributory factor.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "The accident was caused by the aircraft colliding with high ground in bad weather."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» TCAAPhotos
accident date: 24-04-1996
type: Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
registration: PH-FWI
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dar es Salaam International Airport to Morogoro Airport as the crow flies is 171 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Dar es Salaam International Airport to Morogoro Airport as the crow flies is 171 km (107 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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