| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Monday 1 March 2010 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-247 |
| Operator: | Air Tanzania |
| Registration: | 5H-MVZ |
| MSN: | 23602/1347 |
| First flight: | 1987-02-11 (23 years ) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A (HK3) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mwanza Airport (MWZ) ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
| Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW), Tanzania | |
| Flightnumber: | 100 |
A Boeing 737-247, operated by Air Tanzania, suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Mwanza Airport (MWZ), Tanzania.
The airplane arrived from Dar es Salaam and landed in low visibility weather conditions. The airplane suffered a runway excursion after which the nose landing gear collapsed.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ippmedia.com, 14-3-2010Photos
accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Boeing 737-247
registration: 5H-MVZ
accident date: 01-03-2010
type: Boeing 737-247
registration: 5H-MVZ
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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 Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport to Mwanza Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 miles).
Distance from Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport to Mwanza Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 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.
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