Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Monday 10 April 2006 |
Time: | 10:00 |
Type: | Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
Operator: | Kenya Air Force - KAF |
Registration: | 132 |
MSN: | 0098 ? |
First flight: | 2000 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1032 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Marsabit ( Kenya)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nairobi-Eastleigh Air Base (HKRE), Kenya |
Destination airport: | Marsabit Airport (RBT/HKMB), Kenya |
Narrative:The Air Force Y-12 departed Nairobi, carrying a.o. six MPs and a bishop who were on a mission to negotiate peace between warring clans in the Marsabit area.
On approach the airplane flew into the side of the cloud/shrouded foothills of Mount Marsabit.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» 14 killed in plane crash (The Standard, 10-4-2006)
» Govt blames crash on bad weather (The Nation, 10-4-2006)
» Kenya: Aircraft Firm, Military Experts Probe Crash (The East African Standard, 12-4-2006)
» Reuters
Photos
Video, social media
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-Eastleigh Air Base to Marsabit Airport as the crow flies is 420 km (263 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.