_at_Mtwara_Airport.jpg) 5H-PWF, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2011 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2022 |
| Summary | Crashed while on approach |
| Site | Lake Victoria, near Bukoba Airport, Bukoba, Tanzania 01°20′07″S 31°49′33″E / 1.33528°S 31.82583°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 42-500 |
| Aircraft name | Bukoba |
| Operator | Precision Air |
| IATA flight No. | PW494 |
| ICAO flight No. | PRF494 |
| Call sign | PRECISION AIR 494 |
| Registration | 5H-PWF[1] |
| Flight origin | Dar es Salaam International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Stopover | Mwanza Airport, Mwanza, Tanzania |
| Destination | Bukoba Airport, Bukoba, Tanzania |
| Occupants | 43 |
| Passengers | 39 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Injuries | 24 |
| Survivors | 24 |
Crash location on a map of Tanzania
Precision Air Flight 494 (PW494) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight within Tanzania, from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bukoba Airport via Mwanza Airport. On 6 November 2022, the ATR 42–500 plane crashed in Lake Victoria while attempting to land at Bukoba during bad weather and low visibility. Nineteen people were killed, including both pilots who drowned before rescue workers could reach them.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ Dausen, Nuzulack (6 November 2022). "Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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BBC63532896was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hradecky, Simon (6 November 2022). "Accident: Precision AT42 at Bukoba on Nov 6th 2022, overran runway on landing and ended up in Lake Victoria". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.