Narrative:
Cessna Caravan 5H-ZBZ departed Dodoma (DOD), flying doctors and nurses to the Haydom Lutheran Hospital. The airplane reportedly landed at Haydom in severe weather, coming to rest in a sisal plantation field. The airplane suffered substantial damage to both wings, propeller, front cowling, baggage pod and fuselage.
» TCCA investigates plane crash (Tanzania Standard 17-4-2006)
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 13 April 2006 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | Mission Aviation Fellowship - MAF |
| Registration: | 5H-ZBZ |
| MSN: | 20800201 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Haydom ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dodoma Airport (DOD/HTDO), Tanzania |
| Haydom Airstrip, Tanzania |
Cessna Caravan 5H-ZBZ departed Dodoma (DOD), flying doctors and nurses to the Haydom Lutheran Hospital. The airplane reportedly landed at Haydom in severe weather, coming to rest in a sisal plantation field. The airplane suffered substantial damage to both wings, propeller, front cowling, baggage pod and fuselage.
Sources:
» 2006 Air Accidents / Incidents (Tanzania CAA, AIB)» TCCA investigates plane crash (Tanzania Standard 17-4-2006)
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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 Dodoma Airport to Haydom Airstrip as the crow flies is 233 km (146 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dodoma Airport to Haydom Airstrip as the crow flies is 233 km (146 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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