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| Date: | Friday 15 September 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | East African Airways |
| Registration: | 5X-UVY |
| MSN: | 47478/612 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kilimanjaro -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Dar es Salaam |
| Kilimanjaro | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was stolen,while standing overnight in Dar Es Salaam,to transport 190 soldiers loyal to Milton Obote from Kilimanjaro to Entebbe,to secure the airport there in a plot to overthrow President Idi Amin.
Aircraft flown to Kilimanjaro with the gear down,landed at Kilimanjaro with a speed of around 150 kts
no anti-skid and exessive braking,the brakes blocked and the aircraft started to skid blowing all the tyres and damaging the undercarriage,ending up in the middle of the airport.
The Pilot of the aircraft was recently fired by EAC for incompetence
Sources:
East African An Airline Story
Peter J Davis
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 09:05 | Cobar | Added |
| 31-Aug-2019 19:37 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
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