Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Tuesday 14 October 2003 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan I |
Operator: | Air Kenya |
Registration: | 5Y-BOY |
MSN: | 208B0882 |
First flight: | 2001 |
Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL) ( Kenya)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Kenya |
Destination airport: | Lamu Airport (LAU/HKLU), Kenya |
Narrative:The Cessna lost height shortly after takeoff, crashed-landed at the Nairobi National Park and overturned.
Sources:
» AP
» East African Standard
» iETRI Global Hot News 14-10-2003
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accident date:
14-10-2003type: Cessna 208 Caravan
registration: 5Y-BOY
accident date:
14-10-2003type: Cessna 208 Caravan
registration: 5Y-BOY
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to Lamu Airport as the crow flies is 465 km (291 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.