Karachi – Nairobi – Mbeya – Mpika – Cape Town

On August 21, 1935 at 12:00 AM, Karachi – Nairobi – Mbeya – Mpika – Cape Town experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth, operated by Private Indian, with the event recorded near Mbeya Mbeya Region.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a flight from India to South Africa with intermediate stops in Karachi, Nairobi, Mbeya and Mpika. En route to Mpika, while cruising over the south of Tanganyika, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. While all three occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was owned by N. F. Dalal. Crew: K. D. Pochkhanawalla, Erach R. Khan, N. F. Dalal.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-AGM, MSN 2141, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.9751°, 33.7657°.