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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Crashed Tanzanian aircraft [Photo Credit: Vanguard News]
French air accident investigators have been deployed to Tanzania to research a passenger plane crash that killed no fewer than 19 individuals on Sunday.
A spokesperson for France’s BEA air accident investigation company stated on Monday that it despatched a group to Tanzania and technical advisers from Franco-Italian planemaker ATR, which constructed the ATR 42-500 turboprop.
The prime minister and airline stated no fewer than 19 individuals died when the aircraft crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday whereas attempting to land at a close-by airport.
Flight PW494, operated by Precision Air, hit the water throughout storms and heavy rain, state Tanzania Broadcasting Company (TBC) reported.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa stated investigators had launched a probe into what had occurred.
Consultants say most accidents have been attributable to a cocktail of things that take months to grasp absolutely.
Underneath worldwide guidelines, the locally-led investigation would normally embody the participation of authorities in France, the place the aircraft was designed, and Canada, the place its Pratt & Whitney engines have been developed.
ATR stated it was absolutely engaged in supporting the shopper and the investigation.
(Reuters/NAN)
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