Mwanza - Mwanza

On April 3, 2008 at 04:24 PM, Mwanza - Mwanza experienced a crash involving Cessna 406 Caravan, operated by Auric Air, with the event recorded near Mwanza Mwanza Region.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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. The crew consisting of one instructor and one pilot under supervision departed Mwanza for a local training flight with approaches and touch-and-go manoeuvres. Shortly after takeoff from runway 12, while climbing to an altitude of 800 feet, the twin engine aircraft rolled to the right then entered a right turn and an uncontrolled descent before crashing on the top of a small hill located 890 metres from the runway 30 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and both pilots were killed, a British instructor and an Australian citizen pilot under training.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5H-AWK, MSN 406-0030, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.5988°, 32.9027°.