Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 December 1984
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Air Tanzania
Registration Number: 5H-MRD
Location: near Kerege –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and navigation systems.The aircraft’s flight control system and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
An IFR training flight from Dar Es Salaam Airport resulted in a crash after the aircraft experienced a spin due to attention being diverted to a no. 2 engine fire.An IFR training flight from Dar Es Salaam Airport resulted in a crash after the aircraft experienced a spin due to attention being diverted to a no. 2 engine fire.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Distracted attention to a no. 2 engine fire diverted the pilot’s focus, leading to a spin and subsequent crash.Distracted attention to a no. 2 engine fire diverted the pilot’s focus, leading to a spin and subsequent crash.Share on:
