Narrative:
A Beechcraft B200C Super King Air on a charter flight from Bukoba, Tanzania to Zanzibar, force-landed in Lake Manyara following a loss of engine power.
The pilot announced he had lost one engine at 21,000 feet while en route and he decided to divert to Arusha. During the descent, at 16,000 feet, the remaining engine also seized. He then ditched the plane in Lake Manyara. All aboard were rescued by fishermen.
» Africa Review
accident date: 22-08-2013
type: Beechcraft B200C Super King Air
registration: 5H-TZW
accident date: 22-08-2013
type: Beechcraft B200C Super King Air
registration: 5H-TZW
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2013 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200C Super King Air |
| Operator: | Tanzanair - Tanzania Air Services |
| Registration: | 5H-TZW |
| MSN: | BL-17 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Manyara ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bukoba Airport (BKZ/HTBU), Tanzania |
| Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport (ZNZ/HTZA), Tanzania |
A Beechcraft B200C Super King Air on a charter flight from Bukoba, Tanzania to Zanzibar, force-landed in Lake Manyara following a loss of engine power.
The pilot announced he had lost one engine at 21,000 feet while en route and he decided to divert to Arusha. During the descent, at 16,000 feet, the remaining engine also seized. He then ditched the plane in Lake Manyara. All aboard were rescued by fishermen.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Daily News» Africa Review
Photos
accident date: 22-08-2013
type: Beechcraft B200C Super King Air
registration: 5H-TZW
accident date: 22-08-2013
type: Beechcraft B200C Super King Air
registration: 5H-TZW
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 Bukoba Airport to Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bukoba Airport to Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport as the crow flies is 984 km (615 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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