# NTSB ERA18WA028: Cessna 208, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, November 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 15, 2017, 08:05 local (08:05 UTC)
- Place: Ngorongoro, Tanzania
- Coordinates: -2.884722, 35.823333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.8847&lon=35.8233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 11 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA028

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 15, 2017, about 0805 coordinated universal time, Cessna 208B, Tanzanian registration 5H-EGG, operated by Coastal Aviation LTD., was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Ngorongoro, Tanzania. The pilot and 10 passengers were fatally injured. The passenger flight departed Kilimanjaro International Airport (HTKJ), Hai District, Tanzania, destined for Seronera Airstrip (HTSN), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Republic of Tanzania. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Branch P.O. Box 2819 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania Tel.: (255) 22 212-1530 Fax: (255) 22 212-2079 E-mail: permsec@mot.go.tz This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Tanzania.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5H-EGG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208 (B)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Coastal Aviation LTD.
- Registered owner: Coastal Aviation LTD.
- Departed: HTKJ, Kilimanjaro
- Destination: HTSN, Serengeti Park

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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