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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1976 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | Safari Air Services |
| Registration: | 5Y-WAW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Victoria, W of Mwanza -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mwanza |
| Bukoba | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft collided with water of Lake Victoria while attempting to fly beneath a thunderstorm. Operator also reported as Miwani Sugar Mills. Pilot W. Lennard (44, 6800 hrs).
Sources:
http://www.tcaa.go.tz/do/tcaa_documents/final%20report%20-77%20Cessna%20402B%20%205H-WAW%20%20LAKE%20VICTORIA%20near%20Mwanza.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jan-2011 15:25 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Aug-2011 14:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2011 11:29 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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