ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232707
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Amphibians Mombassa |
| Registration: | 5Y-AIN |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Kilimanjaro -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on northeast slopes of Kilimanjaro in bad weather after colliding with a tree. Four Italian tourists, one German one Kenyan and the pilot killed. Aircraft was apparently low on fuel.
Sources:
1. La Stampa 18 August 1978, p5
2. https://tcaa.go.tz/files/documents/1955%20-%202005%20FATAL%20ACCIDENTS.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2020 20:01 | TB | Added |
| 01-Feb-2020 21:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2020 16:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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