

Descripción:
East African Flight EC104 departed Dar es Salaam (DAR) at 10:39 for the last leg of a flight to Nairobi (WIL). Last position report was at 11:56 when the pilot reported over Lake Jipe in visual flight on top of the clouds at FL105. Nothing more was heard from the flight. The wreckage was found on May 22, 1955 on the south-east slope of Mawenzi (one of the two peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro) at an elevation of 15200 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's decision to proceed on the direct track to Nairobi, and this consideration is not affected even if he intended to divert in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro. The meteorological conditions were marginal and his first mistake occurred in not discussing the weather with the meteorological forecaster. Had he done so he might well have decided to proceed via Tanga, although in making this decision he might have been influenced by the fact that there were no specific instructions regarding an alternate route. It must be remembered, however, that he was fairly new in the Corporation and he might have thought it impolite to depart from normal practice."
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | miércoles 18 mayo 1955 |
| Hora: | 12:25 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC |
| Registración: | VP-KKH |
| Numéro de série: | 33568/16820 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 7199 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 16 / Ocupantes: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 20 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Mount Kilimanjaro ( Tanzania)
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| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 4633 m (15200 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
| Nairobi-West Airport (WIL/HKNW), Kenia | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 104 |
East African Flight EC104 departed Dar es Salaam (DAR) at 10:39 for the last leg of a flight to Nairobi (WIL). Last position report was at 11:56 when the pilot reported over Lake Jipe in visual flight on top of the clouds at FL105. Nothing more was heard from the flight. The wreckage was found on May 22, 1955 on the south-east slope of Mawenzi (one of the two peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro) at an elevation of 15200 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's decision to proceed on the direct track to Nairobi, and this consideration is not affected even if he intended to divert in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro. The meteorological conditions were marginal and his first mistake occurred in not discussing the weather with the meteorological forecaster. Had he done so he might well have decided to proceed via Tanga, although in making this decision he might have been influenced by the fact that there were no specific instructions regarding an alternate route. It must be remembered, however, that he was fairly new in the Corporation and he might have thought it impolite to depart from normal practice."
Accident investigation:

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accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
accident date: 18-05-1955
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: VP-KKH
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 Nairobi-West Airport as the crow flies is 669 km (418 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dar es Salaam International Airport to Nairobi-West Airport as the crow flies is 669 km (418 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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