Mwanza – Mombasa – Cairo – Ostend

On March 10, 1998 at 04:35 PM, Mwanza – Mombasa – Cairo – Ostend experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Air Memphis, with the event recorded near Mombasa Coast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Mwanza to Ostend with intermediate stops in Mombasa and Cairo, carrying six crew members and a load of 34 tons of fish. After takeoff from runway 03, the aircraft collided with approach lights and an earth mound then crashed few hundred metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all six occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the first portion of 2,600 feet of runway 03 which is 10,991 feet long were not available due to work in progress. It was reported that the total weight of the aircraft was 135 tons.

Aircraft reference details include registration SU-PBA, MSN 19843, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -4.0233°, 39.7139°.