Boeing 707 crash, Mar 19, 2005, Entebbe
Boeing 707 accident on March 19, 2005 near Entebbe, Central, Uganda with no fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach below minimum descent...
- Date: March 19, 2005
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Entebbe, Central, Uganda
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach below minimum descent altitude and did not follow the published go-around procedure.
A Boeing 707 cargo flight from Addis Ababa to Lome with a stop at Entebbe crashed into Lake Victoria on its second approach to runway 35. The crew had already gone around once and met patches of fog on the final approach. The tail came down offshore and the cockpit was found near the shore. All five crew were injured and the aircraft was lost.