Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Jul 6, 1994, Siwandu
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on July 6, 1994 near Siwandu, Pwani Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with a giraffe on...
- Date: July 6, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Siwandu, Pwani Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with a giraffe on the landing roll at Siwandu airstrip.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain operated by Air Zanzibar was on a positioning flight from Nairobi when it hit a giraffe after landing at Siwandu airstrip. The animal was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was not hurt.