Last updated: 11 August 2020
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 26 septiembre 2007 |
| Hora: | 04:37 UTC |
| Tipo: |  Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Operador: | Fugro Airborne Surveys |
| Registración: | ZS-SSD |
| Numéro de série: | F406-0027 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1988 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Entebbe Airport (EBB) ( Uganda)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Inspección/Búsqueda |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN), Uganda |
| Masindi Airport (KCU/HUMI), Uganda |
Collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 17; pilot and technician fatally injured.
Investigators found that the rudder trim was set to the full left at the time of the accident as opposed to the normal (central) take off setting.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "In-flight loss of control due to loss of airspeed and subsequent stall of the aircraft at low altitude".
Fuentes:
» NTSB» Uganda: Entebbe Plane Disaster Blamed On Human Error (The Monitor, 15-2-2008)
Fotos
accident date: 26-09-2007
type: Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
registration: ZS-SSD
accident date: 26-09-2007
type: Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
registration: PH-FWH
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 Entebbe Airport to Masindi Airport as the crow flies is 205 km (128 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Entebbe Airport to Masindi Airport as the crow flies is 205 km (128 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.
