ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327305
| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1984 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Tanzania |
| Registration: | 5H-MRD |
| MSN: | 581 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kerege -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA) |
| Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA) |
The aircraft was engaged in an IFR training flight from Dar Es Salaam Airport. The flight was to head to Bagamoyo (radial 331/30nm) with a procedure turn at there before returning to Dar Es Salaam Airport where it was to fly an ILS approach.
The aircraft went into a spin and crashed. The pilot had lost control possibly due to attention being diverted to a no. 2 engine fire.
Sources:
Tanzania CAA
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