What happened
During a charter flight operating from Mwanza to Bukoba, a twin engine airplane experienced a critical loss of control shortly after departing Mwanza Airport. While the aircraft was performing its initial climb, it transitioned into a nose-down attitude and descended rapidly into Lake Victoria. The impact occurred approximately 8 km away from the airport.
Following the crash, the wreckage settled on the lake floor at a depth of roughly 100 meters. Because the aircraft could not be retrieved from such a depth, the wreckage remains unrecovered. The flight was being operated on behalf of Caspair and the aircraft had been delivered only recently, in February.
All 10 occupants on board the aircraft perished in the accident.
Findings
Investigators were unable to establish a definitive reason for the crash. Due to the depth of the wreckage and a lack of available evidence, the specific circumstances that led to the sudden nose-down pitch remain undetermined.