Crash of a Short C-23 Sherpa in Dodoma

Date & Time: Jun 1, 2007
Type of aircraft:
Short 330
Operator:
Registration:
JW9036
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sumbawanga – Dodoma
MSN:
3121
YOM:
1986
Location:
Dodoma
Dodoma Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Dodoma Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a cornfield located near the Kizota district. Upon landing, the aircraft lost its nose gear and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 13 occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Kambala: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1980 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Tanzania Aviation
Registration:
5H-TAL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Humanitarian
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dodoma - Dar es-Salaam
MSN:
31-7652016
YOM:
1976
Location:
Kambala
Morogoro
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was completing a special flight from Dodoma to Dar es-Salaam, carrying nine members of the UNO taking part to a humanitarian mission in Tanzania. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. In clouds, he suffered a spatial disorientation and lost control of the airplane. During the uncontrolled descent, the airplane suffered an overload failure and partially disintegrated before crashing in a pasture. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by midair disintegration owing to structure overload caused by diving speed in excess of the structural design limits. The rest of the fuselage and the remaining part of the empennage then floated downwards as the occupants were flung out of the cabin, some with the seats and seat rails. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The penetration speed was not selected prior to entering the thunderstorm area,
- The pilot suffered a spatial disorientation while flying in clouds,
- The aircraft was overloaded,
- The onboard weather radar was unserviceable at the time of the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth near Mbuga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1938
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KBE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dar es Salaam – Dodoma
MSN:
7055
YOM:
1934
Location:
Mbuga
Morogoro
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Mbuga. All three occupants were killed.
crew:
W. M. Bawden, pilot.
Passengers:
Bernard Dearman Burtt,
Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton.
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