Blantyre – Dar es Salaam

On March 29, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Blantyre – Dar es Salaam experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by Central African Airways - CAA, with the event recorded near Mkwaya Lindi Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising, the twin engine aircraft encountered poor weather conditions with turbulences and strong winds, disintegrated in the air and crashed near Mkwaya, killing all 13 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP-YEY, MSN 168, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -10.1284°, 39.6439°.