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Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Mweya

Date & Time: Dec 31, 2022 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5X-GBR
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Mweya Airstrip located in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, the single engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and collided with a house. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It just completed a charter flight with three European citizens and two pilots on board.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on Mt Margherita: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 2006 at 0647 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-ADL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Goma - Bunia
MSN:
208B-0381
YOM:
1994
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Goma on a humanitarian flight to Bunia, carrying one passenger, two pilots and a load consisting of 300 kilos of various goods on behalf of the World Food Programme. En route, the crew decided to follow a direct route via GPS instead of the one mentioned on the flight plan. While cruising at an altitude of 12,500 feet in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Margherita (5,109 metres high) located in the Ruwenzori Mountain Range, western Uganda. The wreckage was found two days later and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the crew failed to follow the prescribed route and executed a direct route over the mountains at an unsafe altitude in poor visibility due to weather.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander in The Rwenzori Mountains National Park: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1998
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
5Y-ANV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Entebbe - Kasese
MSN:
284
YOM:
1971
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Entebbe on an on-demand taxi flight to Kasese, carrying 10 passengers and one pilot. In unclear circumstances, the aircraft crashed in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park, in the region of Kasese. The exact cause of the accident is unknown but it was reported that the pilot's body showed two bullet wounds. The passengers were on a gold buying mission carrying a large amount of cash that was not found in the wreckage.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Butiaba

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KEA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Butiaba – Entebbe
MSN:
6890
YOM:
1945
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The American writer Ernest Hemingway and his wife Mary were completing a safari in the region of the Muchison Falls in Uganda when their Cessna 180 registered VP-KLI hit a utility pole and crashed in a field on January 23. As they were wounded, it was decided to transfer them to Entebbe and a DH.89 of East African Airways was chartered. While taking off from Butiaba Airstrip, the Dragon exploded and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were seriously injured and burned.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the mishap remains unclear.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Kasese

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KEB
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6891
YOM:
1945
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the aircraft skidded, went out of runway and came to rest on an embankment. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Ground fire of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Masindi

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1949
Registration:
VP-KFV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6406
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A fire erupted when the pilot started the engines. He was able to vacate the cabin before the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Masindi

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
ZS-AUK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed near Masindi and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.