Narrative:Precision Air flight 494, an ATR 42-500, came down in Lake Victoria near Bukoba Airport (BKZ), Tanzania.
The Tanzania CAA reported that the aircraft landed in the water short of the runway. Officials reported 19 occupants were confirmed to have died. The pilot and copilot were among the fatalities.
Bukoba has a single runway (13/31), 1385 m long. Distance between the shore and the runway 31 threshold is 130 meters.
Weather at the time of the accident was said to have been poor. The latest available Metar weather report was from 03:00 UTC, about 2,5-3 hours before the accident. At that time winds were from 270 degrees at 4 knots with scattered clouds at 1200 feet, few Cumulonimbus clouds at 1400 feet and broken clouds at 8000 feet.Sources:
» twitter.com/TanzaniaInsight» Precision Air» tbc.go.tz» TCAA StatementPhotos
accident date:
06-11-2022type: ATR 42-500
registration: 5H-PWF
Video, social media
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Distance from Dar es Salaam International Airport to Bukoba Airport as the crow flies is 1024 km (640 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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