Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | woensdag 17 maart 2004 |
Tijd: | 06:15 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Regional Air Services |
Registratie: | 5H-MUA |
Constructienummer: | 208B0487 |
Bouwjaar: | 1995 |
Motoren: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 9 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Mto wa Mbu ( Tanzania)
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Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY/HTLM), Tanzania |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Kleins Camp Airstrip, Tanzania |
Beschrijving:The Grand Caravan aircraft was operating a scheduled flight starting from its base at Arusha (ARK). It was to call at Lake Manyara, Kleins Camp, Grumet and Seronera (SEU) before returning to Arusha via Lake Manyara. The VFR flight to Lake Manyara was uneventful and the aircraft landed at Lake Manyara at 05:55 hours. Five passengers boarded the flight, which departed at 06:15. Shortly after becoming airborne the engine failed. The pilot feathered the propeller and prepared for a forced landing on a road. He then had to make an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a lorry. The airplane lost airspeed, dropped heavily on the left side of the road and collided with heaps of stones before it came to rest some 50 meters beyond the point of initial touch down. Five passengers were seriously injured.
Bronnen:
» Guardian Tanzania
» TCAA AIB Bulletin No. 4
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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.