Accident Hongdu K-8 Karakorum ,
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Date:Thursday 1 October 2015
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic K8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hongdu K-8 Karakorum
Owner/operator:Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) (JWTZ)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Mbudya Island -   Tanzania
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea during a training flight. After two weeks the plane still had not been found. Both occupant are presumed to have died.

Sources:

https://www.pri.org/article/6660799/2015/10/01/tanzanian-military-plane-crash-kills-2-solders
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Worry-as-TPDF-pilots-yet-to-be-found/-/1840340/2914310/-/i11mkbz/-/index.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Oct-2015 06:48 harro Added
03-Oct-2015 06:55 Ephata Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature]
15-Oct-2015 08:18 gerard57 Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Oct-2015 08:19 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Mar-2016 18:45 Anon. Updated [Registration, Operator]

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