Narrative:
The Let 410 departed Nairobi at 06:52 on a cargo flight to Somalia. The airplane, which carried 55 bags of miraa (khat) weighing 1,500 kilogrammes, crashed in an open field after colliding in flight with Let 410 5Y-VVA (msn 962633). The latter landed safely, although damaged.
Loss of control
» The Standard
accident date: 23-05-2004
type: Let 410UVP-E3
registration: OK-SDD
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 23 May 2004 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP-E3 |
| Operator: | Blue Bird Aviation |
| Registration: | 5Y-VVD |
| MSN: | 872009 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Engines: | 2 Walter M-601E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) S of Mwingi ( Kenya)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Kenya |
| Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM), Somalia |
The Let 410 departed Nairobi at 06:52 on a cargo flight to Somalia. The airplane, which carried 55 bags of miraa (khat) weighing 1,500 kilogrammes, crashed in an open field after colliding in flight with Let 410 5Y-VVA (msn 962633). The latter landed safely, although damaged.
Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» Daily Nation» The Standard
Photos
accident date: 23-05-2004
type: Let 410UVP-E3
registration: OK-SDD
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 Mogadishu International Airport as the crow flies is 1009 km (631 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to Mogadishu International Airport as the crow flies is 1009 km (631 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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