{"id":133212,"date":"2022-11-06T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=133212"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:37:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T20:37:49","slug":"precision-air-plane-crashes-on-lake-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/11\/precision-air-plane-crashes-on-lake-victoria.html","title":{"rendered":"Precision Air plane crashes on Lake Victoria, Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least 19 people were killed after a <strong>Precision Air<\/strong> airline crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, Kagera provincial commissioner Albert Chalamila said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chalamila told reporters that the bodies of three people &#8211; two men and a woman &#8211; were recovered from the plane, without giving further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, the airline said at least 26 people had been rescued and taken to a hospital for medical care, and that rescue operations were continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/10\/trial-begins-against-air-france-airbus.html\">Trial begins against Air France, Airbus for 2009 Rio-Paris flight crash.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Precision Air ATR 42-500 took off from Dar es Salaam and was bound for Bukoba before crashing into Lake Victoria as it approached Bukoba airport. There were 39 passengers on board and 4 crew members, CNN reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video circulating on social media shows the plane submerged in the water as emergency services coordinate rescue efforts from nearby boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A witness told TBC that he saw the plane flying unsteadily as it approached the airport in poor visibility conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanzania&#8217;s president took to social media to appeal for calm as rescuers worked at the site of the downed plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have received with sadness the information of the crash of the Precision Air flight in Lake Victoria, Kagera region,&#8221; President Samoa Suluhu wrote on Twitter on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I send my condolences to all those affected by this incident. Let us continue to remain calm as the rescue operation continues and pray to God for help.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precision Air is the largest private airline in Tanzania. 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