Avro 748 crash, Jul 1, 1985 (4 killed), Mbeya
Avro 748 accident on July 1, 1985 near Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania with 4 fatalities. Cause: No formal finding located..
- Date: July 1, 1985
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: No formal finding located.
A Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces Avro 748 with registration JW9009 failed to gain height after takeoff from Mbeya on 1 July 1985. It struck trees just beyond the runway end and crashed, killing all four occupants.