Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Feb 3, 1998 (5 killed)
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on February 3, 1998 near Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania with 5 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure of...
- Date: February 3, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure of undetermined cause, followed by loss of control while attempting to return to the airport.
A Precisionair Cessna 207 on a charter from Arusha to Zanzibar declared an emergency after an engine failure during climb. While trying to return to the runway it lost control and crashed about 1,200 metres from the runway, where it burst into flames. All five occupants were killed.