Dar es Salaam - Buboka

On May 21, 1994 at 01:00 PM, Dar es Salaam - Buboka experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, operated by Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces, with the event recorded near Bukoba Kagera Region.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Bukoba Airport, the aircraft was too low when one of its wing struck a tree. The aircraft lost height and crashed on a clinic. Both pilots were killed while there were no victims on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration JW9024, MSN 099, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.3270°, 31.8169°.