Precision Air Flight 494

Precision Air Flight 494 (PW494) was a Tanzanian domestic Precision Air passenger flight. It was scheduled from Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Bukoba Airport in the city of Bukoba. On 6 November 2022, The ATR 42-500 carrying 39 passengers and 4 crew members crashed into Lake Victoria. This happened while attempting to land at Bukoba in poor visibility and bad weather. This killed at least 19 on board.

Precision Air Flight 494

5H-PWF, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2011
Accident
Date	6 November 2022
Summary	Crashed while on approach, under investigation
Site	Lake Victoria, near Bukoba Airport, Bukoba, Tanzania 01°20′07″S 31°49′33″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
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

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Crash location on a map of Tanzania

Crash

Flight 494 took off from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba via Mwanza. The plane crashed into Lake Victoria while trying to land in Bukoba. Photos and videos circulating on social media show the plane almost completely submerged, with only the tail visible above the waterline. Of the 43 people on board, 19 were killed.

Other websites

• "PW 494 Landing Accident Archived 2022-11-15 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF file Archived 2022-11-15 at the Wayback Machine) - Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority