Plane crashes in Tanzania

89 crashes in Tanzania since 1920, with 180 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 89
• Fatal crashes: 31
• Fatalities: 180
• First recorded: February 27, 1920
• Most recent: November 6, 2022

Deadliest

1. May 18, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (20 fatalities)
2. November 6, 2022: ATR42-500, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania (19 fatalities)
3. January 8, 1941: Junkers JU.52, Mbeya Mbeya Region, Tanzania (15 fatalities)
4. March 29, 1953: Vickers Viking, Mkwaya Lindi Region, Tanzania (13 fatalities)
5. September 1, 1999: Cessna 404 Titan, Mt Meru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (12 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (30)
• De Havilland (14)
• Avro (10)
• Piper (8)
• Douglas (4)
• Vickers (3)
• Beechcraft (2)
• Boeing (2)
• Fokker (2)
• Let (2)
• Percival (2)
• ATR (1)

Aircraft

• Cessna 402 (11)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (6)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (6)
• Avro 652 Anson (5)
• Avro 748 (5)
• Cessna 406 Caravan (5)
• Cessna 404 Titan (4)
• De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth (3)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (3)
• De Havilland DH.60 Moth (2)
• De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth (2)
• De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (2)

Years

• 1980 (6)
• 1950 (3)
• 1976 (3)
• 1994 (3)
• 1999 (3)
• 2004 (3)
• 2007 (3)
• 2013 (3)
• 2017 (3)
• 1936 (2)
• 1947 (2)
• 1949 (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)
• March 30, 1988: Cessna 402, Rubondo Island, Geita Region, Tanzania (5 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 402, Bugelenga, Geita Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 402, Bugelenga, Geita Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• July 1, 1985: Avro 748, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (4 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 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 31, 1980: Avro 748, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kambala, Morogoro, Tanzania (10 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)
• May 11, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 29, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Mwanza Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 1, 1977: Cessna 401, Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1976: Cessna 402, Mwanza Mwanza Region, Tanzania (10 fatalities)
• September 16, 1976: Cessna 402, Mwanza Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 6, 1976: Britten-Norman Islander, Ngorongoro Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 27, 1975: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mtwara Mtwara Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1974: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Bukoba Kagera Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1961: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Mt Meru Arusha Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• May 18, 1955: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (20 fatalities)
• April 27, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Bukoba Kagera Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 1953: Vickers Viking, Mkwaya Lindi Region, Tanzania (13 fatalities)
• September 28, 1952: Vickers Valetta, Tabora Tabora Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1951: Avro 652 Anson, Arusha Arusha Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• May 12, 1950: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Kilindoni (Mafia Island) Pwani Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Iringa Iringa Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Kazimzumbwi Pwani Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
• December 31, 1949: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Rift Valley Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Tanga Tanga Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• September 21, 1947: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Zanzibar Unguja North Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• May 9, 1947: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Songea Ruvuma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 1946: Avro 652 Anson, Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1942: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 8, 1941: Junkers JU.52, Mbeya Mbeya Region, Tanzania (15 fatalities)
• January 25, 1939: De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth, Iringa Iringa Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• June 8, 1938: De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth, Singida Shinyanga Region, Tanzania (3 fatalities)
• June 25, 1937: Caudron C.630 Simoun, Zanzibar Unguja North Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
• September 30, 1936: Percival P.10 Vega Gull, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• June 28, 1936: Percival P.10 Vega Gull, Mbeya Mbeya Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 21, 1935: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, Mbeya Mbeya Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 23, 1934: De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth, Tukuyu Mbeya Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
• June 15, 1933: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Mbeya Mbeya Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• April 8, 1928: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Tabora Tabora Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1920: Vickers FB.27 Vimy Commercial, Tabora Tabora Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)