Dar es Salaam – Ifakara – Mikumi – Dar es Salaam

On June 12, 2000 at 06:15 PM, Dar es Salaam – Ifakara – Mikumi – Dar es Salaam experienced a crash involving Cessna 425 Conquest, operated by Scan African Aviation, with the event recorded near Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Region.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a round trip from Dar es-Salaam to Ifakara, Mikumi and back to Dar es-Salaam, carrying seven passengers and one pilot. While approaching Dar es Salaam at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the right engine failed, followed few seconds later by the left engine. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a banana plantation located about 20 km from Dar es Salaam. All eight occupants were rescued, among them two passengers were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5H-SCB, MSN 425-0183, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.8175°, 39.0811°.