| Date: | Thursday 3 April 2008 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
| Owner/operator: | Auric Air |
| Registration: | 5H-AWK |
| MSN: | F406-0030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km from Mwanza (HTMW) -
 Tanzania
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW) |
| Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft stalled, hit a hill and caught fire some 3 km from Mwanza Airport. The captain (citizen of the United Kingdom) and the trainee pilot (a resident of Australia) were killed instantly.
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