Last updated: 5 August 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1984 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Air Tanzania |
| Registration: | 5H-MRD |
| MSN: | 581 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kerege ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
| Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
The aircraft was engaged in an IFR training flight from Dar Es Salaam Airport. The flight was to head to Bagamoyo (radial 331/30nm) with a procedure turn at there before returning to Dar Es Salaam Airport where it was to fly an ILS approach.
The aircraft went into a spin and crashed. The pilot had lost control possibly due to attention being diverted to a no. 2 engine fire.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Tanzania CAAPhotos
Map
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.
