Accidents and Incidents
According to Aviation Safety Network, the airline experienced seven events throughout its history; two of them led to fatalities, with a death toll of 63. All occurrences shown below carried with the hull-loss of the aircraft involved.
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01955-05-1818 May 1955 | Mount Kilimanjaro | Douglas C-47B | VP-KKH | 700120000000000000020/20 | Crashed in one of the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, while en route an international Dar-es-Salaam-Nairobi scheduled passenger service as Flight 104. | |
| 01962-04-1111 April 1962 | Nairobi | Argonaut | VP-KNY | 50000000000000000000/3 | Struck the ground and caught fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, during a training flight. | |
| 01963-08-2929 August 1963 | Francistown | Douglas C-47B | VP-KJT | Unknown | Destroyed by fire at Francistown Airport. | |
| 01972-04-1818 April 1972 | Addis Ababa | VC-10-1154 | 5X-UVA | 700143000000000000043/107 | Overran the runway at Bole International Airport following an aborted takeoff, broke up, and caught fire. The aircraft was due to operate the Addis Ababa–Rome leg of an international scheduled passenger service as Flight 720. | |
| 01973-07-055 July 1973 | Mbeya | Douglas C-47B | 5H-AAK | 50000000000000000000 | Ground-looped at Mbeya Airport during the landing roll. | |
| 01975-08-2727 August 1975 | Mtwara | Douglas C-47B | 5Y-AAF | 50000000000000000000/19 | Skidded off the runway on landing at Mtwara Airport. |
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