Cessna 404 Titan crash, Sep 1, 1999 (12 killed), Mt Meru
Cessna 404 Titan accident on September 1, 1999 near Mt Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania with 12 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: September 1, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Mt Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot failed to maintain the minimum safe altitude for the area, with low cloud and drizzle as contributing factors.
A Northern Air Cessna 404 flying US tourists from Seronera Lodge to Kilimanjaro flew into the southern slope of Mt Meru in poor visibility. The wreckage was found the next day. All 12 occupants were killed.