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| Date: | Thursday 18 May 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Frankfurt Zoological Society |
| Registration: | 5H-FZS |
| MSN: | 18266371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Matambwe Airstrip, Selous -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Matambwe Airstrip, Selous |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 182S Skylane crashed under unknown circumstances upon takeoff at Matambwe Airstrip, Selous.
Three occupants died in the crash, one survived andthe aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/three-people-confirmed-dead-after-aircraft-crashes-in-tanzania-s-selous-4240102
https://tanzaniatimes.net/aircraft-crashes-in-nyerere-national-park-kills-two-rangers/
https://eatv.tv/news/current-affairs/ajali-ya-ndege-yaua-watatu-morogoro
Bj.1978. ex.N759YT
https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/zoologische-gesellschaft-frankfurt-drei-tote-bei-absturz-eines-kleinflugzeugs-in-tansania-v1,absturz-flugzeug-tansania-zoo-100.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 2012 | 5H-FZS | Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) | 0 | Nsemlwa village, Mpanda district, Katavi region | |
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Media:
#HABARI Watu wawili wamefariki dunia huku wengine wakijeruhiwa hii leo Mei 18 kufuatia ajali ya ndege ya shirika la Frankfurt Zoological aina ya Cessna 182 na usajili wa namba 5H-FZS iliyopata ajali muda mfupi tu baada ya kuruka kutoka kwenye kiwanja kidogo cha Matambwe Selous . pic.twitter.com/DjnpRlGS3P
— EastAfricaTV (@eastafricatv) May 18, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2023 08:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-May-2023 09:17 | A.J.Scholten | Updated |
| 19-May-2023 10:51 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 19-May-2023 12:06 | Murray871 | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 19:01 | africapilot | Updated |
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