- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 18, 1955
Time: 1156
Location: Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya
Operator: East African Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Dar-es-Salaam - Nairobi
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: VP-KKH
cn / ln: 16820/33568
Aboard: 20   (passengers:16  crew:4)
Fatalities: 20   (passengers:16  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed after reporting being over Jipe Lake on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Failure to follow prescribed route and procedures.
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