ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44296
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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 2005 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Nomad Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | 5H-APE |
| MSN: | U206-01828 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lubulungu, Mahale Mountains -
 Tanzania
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mahale National Park |
| Katavi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 16, 2005, about 0640 UTC, Tanzanian registry 5H-APE, a Cessna U206F, a charter flight, operated by Nomad Aviation of Arusha, Tanzania, crashed in mountainous terrain near in Mahale National Park Tanzania. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The departure point was Mahale and the destination was Katavi, Tanzania.
The aircraft crashed on the upslope of the Lubulungu Hill, Mahale Mountains, about 22 kilometers from the departure point.
Cause
The aircraft stalled and crashed during climb inside a valley. In the last minute of the flight the aircraft negotiated a turn over winding but rising terrain with decaying speed till it stalled.
The high take off mass and high ambient temperature of the day were contributory factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20051022X01705&key=1
2. https://www.tcaa.go.tz/files/documents/final%20report%2015-05%20Cessna%20206%20%205H-APE%20LUBULUNGU%20HILLS%20MAHALE.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:32 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 09:15 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2020 07:06 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2020 07:07 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Dec-2021 20:04 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2021 20:17 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
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