According to a report from an inquiry into the Tanzanian plane crash in November, the pilots disregarded automatic alarm system warnings.
The plane crashed into Lake Victoria on November 6, killing 19 people as it tried to land in the lakeside hamlet of Bukoba.
Anger over the reaction resulted from a preliminary report from the transport ministry that portrayed a dismal picture of the emergency services’ readiness to handle the incident.
While the government disassociated itself from the preliminary assessment, President Samia Suluhu promised a formal probe into the situation.
On Thursday, a second preliminary investigation stated that the flight crew did not take corrective action after receiving three warnings about “the excessively fast descent rate” from the warning system.
According to the investigation, the terrible weather and low visibility “may have contributed to the failure to react to terrain warnings during the final approach.”
Fishermen arrived first at the crash site and took the lead in the rescue operation.
24 of the 43 passengers on board made it out alive. Among the dead were the two pilots.
