Douglas DC-10 crash, Apr 30, 2000, Entebbe
Douglas DC-10 accident on April 30, 2000 near Entebbe, Central, Uganda with no fatalities. Cause: Landing long on a wet runway at high weight with the...
- Date: April 30, 2000
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Entebbe, Central, Uganda
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing long on a wet runway at high weight with the go-around not initiated, causing an overrun; the official investigation outcome is not confirmed in the sources.
A DAS Air Cargo DC-10-30F on a night cargo flight from London Gatwick landed on a wet runway at Entebbe well beyond the threshold and could not stop. It overran the runway into Lake Victoria, broke in two and was destroyed. All seven crew members were rescued.