ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332906
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC |
| Registration: | VP-KJP |
| MSN: | 32825/16077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY) -
 Tanzania
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lindi-Kikwetu Airport (LDI/HTLI) |
| Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY/HTKI) |
During a cross-wind landing the aircraft swung off the centre-line of the runway. The port wheel sank in the soft ground whereupon the propeller struck the ground and broke off. The broken propeller penetrated the cockpit and killed the captain instantly.
Conclusions: "This accident appears to have been caused by the aircraft sinking into soft ground after swinging off the edge of the runway which, in turn, resulted in the port propeller breaking away from the engine. A contributory factor was the state of the ground immediately adjacent to the runway being not sufficiently firm to support the weight of an aircraft of this type."
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| 10 December 1985 | 6874 | South African Air Force - SAAF | 0 | near Swartkop Air Force Base |  |
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