Date & Time:
Jul 6, 1994 at 0755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Air Zanzibar
Registration:
5H-ZNZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nairobi - Siwandu
MSN:
31-7852064
YOM:
1978
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Siwandu Airfield, the twin engine airplane collided with a giraffe. The animal was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Collision with a giraffe after landing.
