Cessna 406 Caravan crash, Jan 2, 2017, Sasakwa
Cessna 406 Caravan accident on January 2, 2017 near Sasakwa, Mara Region, Tanzania with no fatalities.
- Date: January 2, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 406 Caravan
- Location: Sasakwa, Mara Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 2 January 2017 a Cessna 406 Caravan II operated by Air Excel went out of control while taking off from the Sasakwa airstrip in northern Tanzania with a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft crashed and caught fire, and all six occupants were injured, some seriously. No official investigation report was found.