Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Dec 12, 1993, Dar es Salaam
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on December 12, 1993 near Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach...
- Date: December 12, 1993
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the crew, with excessive approach speed and poor flight preparation as contributing factors.
An Air Tanzania Fokker F27 on a local training flight landed fast and in a flapless configuration at Dar es Salaam. The undercarriage was torn off on touchdown and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. Both pilots were unhurt and the aircraft was written off.