ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318231
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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hongdu K-8P |
| Owner/operator: | Tanzania Air Force |
| Registration: | JW9127 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Bukoba Airport (BKZ/HTBU) -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bukoba Airport (BKZ/HTBU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Tanzania Air Force Hongdu K-8P jet overran the runway after landing at Bukoba and ended up in the water of Lake Victoria. Its two pilots escaped unharmed.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/ke_aviation/status/1682284522694475778
https://tanzaniatimes.net/heads-roll-as-another-airplane-plunges-into-lake-victoria-in-bukoba/
Media:
#HABARI Ndege ya Jeshi la wananchi wa Tanzania yenye usajili namba JW 9127 iliyokuwa imebeba marubani wawili imepata ajali na kutumbukia ziwani wakati ikijaribu kutua kwa dharura katika uwanja wa ndege wa Bukoba leo Julai 20, 2023. pic.twitter.com/wcYg686mrM
— EastAfricaTV (@eastafricatv) July 20, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2023 07:06 | harro | Added |
| 21-Jul-2023 07:06 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Jul-2023 16:41 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
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