Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Jun 12, 2000, Dar es Salaam
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on June 12, 2000 near Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The pilot...
- Date: June 12, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The pilot miscalculated the fuel consumption and the fuel needed for the whole trip, and the tanks were found empty.
A Cessna 425 on a round trip from Dar es Salaam to Ifakara and Mikumi had both engines stop in flight while approaching Dar es Salaam at about 4,000 feet. The pilot attempted an emergency landing and the aircraft crash-landed in a plantation about 20 km from the city. All eight occupants survived, two of them with injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.