Last updated: 22 September 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Friday 1 June 2007 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Shorts 330UTT |
| Operator: | Tanzanian People's Defence Force |
| Registration: | JW9036 |
| MSN: | SH.3121 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kizota ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT/HTSU), Tanzania |
| Dodoma Airport (DOD/HTDO), Tanzania |
Both engines failed, forcing the pilot to carry out an emergency landing in a field. The airplane came down in a corn field, causing the nose gear to collapse.
Sources:
» Crash plane flew like injured bird: Witness (TSN Daily News, 3-6-2007)» Nine hurt in army aircraft accident (Guardian, 2-6-2007)
» African Military Aviation - Winston A Brent (Air-Britain)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sumbawanga Airport to Dodoma Airport as the crow flies is 491 km (307 miles).
Distance from Sumbawanga Airport to Dodoma Airport as the crow flies is 491 km (307 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
