Cessna 406 Caravan crash, Apr 24, 1996 (1 killed), Morogoro
Cessna 406 Caravan accident on April 24, 1996 near Morogoro, Morogoro, Tanzania with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft collided with high ground in bad...
- Date: April 24, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 406 Caravan
- Location: Morogoro, Morogoro, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft collided with high ground in bad weather. Contributing factors were a descent without visual contact with terrain, reliance on GPS, failure to obtain weather information, choice of the southern mountainous track, and continuing the flight in bad weather rather than diverting.
A Cessna 406 Caravan on a charter from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro and Tabora flew into high ground in bad weather while descending blind. The pilot, the only occupant, was killed. The wreckage was found on Palapala mountains on 5 May after an 11-day search.