Cessna 402 crash, Mar 30, 1988 (5 killed), Rubondo Island
Cessna 402 accident on March 30, 1988 near Rubondo Island, Geita Region, Tanzania with 5 fatalities. Cause: Failure to accelerate shortly after...
- Date: March 30, 1988
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Rubondo Island, Geita Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure to accelerate shortly after liftoff, with the aircraft possibly rotated in a partially stalled condition.
A Cessna 402C chartered from Rubondo Island with four passengers and the pilot failed to accelerate after takeoff, struck trees and burned. All five occupants were killed.