Plane crashes in Tanzania

49 crashes in Tanzania since 1980, with 90 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 49
• Fatal crashes: 17
• Fatalities: 90
• First recorded: May 11, 1980
• Most recent: November 6, 2022

Deadliest

1. November 6, 2022: ATR42-500, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania (19 fatalities)
2. September 1, 1999: Cessna 404 Titan, Mt Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (12 fatalities)
3. November 15, 2017: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Empakaai Camp, Arusha Region, Tanzania (11 fatalities)
4. December 5, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kambala, Morogoro, Tanzania (10 fatalities)
5. March 23, 2005: Ilyushin II-76, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (8 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (24)
• Piper (7)
• Avro (3)
• De Havilland (3)
• Boeing (2)
• Fokker (2)
• Let (2)
• ATR (1)
• Beechcraft (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Ilyushin (1)
• Lockheed (1)

Aircraft

• Cessna 402 (7)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (6)
• Cessna 406 Caravan (5)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (5)
• Avro 748 (3)
• Cessna 404 Titan (3)
• Fokker F27 Friendship (2)
• Let L-410 (2)
• ATR42-500 (1)
• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (1)
• Boeing 707 (1)
• Boeing 737-200 (1)

Years

• 1980 (3)
• 1994 (3)
• 1999 (3)
• 2004 (3)
• 2007 (3)
• 2013 (3)
• 2017 (3)
• 1992 (2)
• 1995 (2)
• 1996 (2)
• 1997 (2)
• 1998 (2)

All crashes

• November 6, 2022: ATR42-500, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania (19 fatalities)
• September 23, 2019: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Seronera, Mara Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
• August 6, 2019: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Kilindoni (Mafia Island), Pwani Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 2017: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Empakaai Camp, Arusha Region, Tanzania (11 fatalities)
• October 25, 2017: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Lobo, Mara Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 2017: Cessna 406 Caravan, Sasakwa, Mara Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 31, 2014: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kogatende, Mara Region, Tanzania (3 fatalities)
• October 11, 2013: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Likawage, Lindi Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 22, 2013: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 2013: Cessna 404 Titan, Merugwayi, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 2012: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Kigoma, Kigoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 2010: Boeing 737-200, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• April 3, 2008: Cessna 406 Caravan, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
• June 30, 2007: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Matambwe, Morogoro, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• June 1, 2007: Short 330, Dodoma, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 5, 2007: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Matambwe, Morogoro, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• July 12, 2006: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kigoma, Kigoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 2005: Ilyushin II-76, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (8 fatalities)
• November 27, 2004: Cessna 406 Caravan, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 2004: Let L-410, Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 2004: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 2002: Cessna 406 Caravan, Muyowosi-Murungu, Kigoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• June 12, 2000: Cessna 425 Conquest, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 3, 2000: Boeing 707, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1999: Cessna 402, Chankonde, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• September 1, 1999: Cessna 404 Titan, Mt Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (12 fatalities)
• July 26, 1999: Let L-410, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• October 9, 1998: Cessna 402, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 3, 1998: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (5 fatalities)
• November 18, 1997: Douglas DC-8, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mt Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• June 27, 1996: Cessna 402, Tunduru, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• April 24, 1996: Cessna 406 Caravan, Morogoro, Morogoro, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• May 16, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Liuli, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1995: Cessna 402, Tabora, Tabora Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 1994: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Siwandu, Pwani Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• May 21, 1994: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
• March 9, 1994: Cessna 402, Ngara, Kagera Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1993: Fokker F27 Friendship, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• May 18, 1992: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Zanzibar, Unguja North Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• January 5, 1992: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Shinyanga-Ibadakuli, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 7, 1991: Avro 748, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 30, 1988: Cessna 402, Rubondo Island, Geita Region, Tanzania (5 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 402, Bugelenga, Geita Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• July 1, 1985: Avro 748, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (4 fatalities)
• December 20, 1984: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Karege, Pwani Region, Tanzania (3 fatalities)
• December 31, 1980: Avro 748, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kambala, Morogoro, Tanzania (10 fatalities)
• May 11, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)