Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 11, 2013, Likawage
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 11, 2013 near Likawage, Lindi Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the takeoff was...
- Date: October 11, 2013
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Likawage, Lindi Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; the takeoff was started before the engine reached takeoff power and the aircraft failed to rotate, with no investigation finding located.
On 11 October 2013 a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a charter from Likawage to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, started its takeoff roll before the engine reached full takeoff power. The aircraft did not rotate, continued to the end of the runway and struck trees, where it caught fire. The three occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was partly destroyed by fire.