ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73686
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Laikipia Air Ltd. |
| Registration: | 5Y-BGG |
| MSN: | 28-10800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dagoretti, about 4 km west of Nairobi -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nanyuki Airfield - HKNY |
| Wilson Airport - HKNW | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee B crashed at 4.30pm in a heavy downpour on a house near Dagoretti, about 6 km west of Nairobi.
The pilot and passenger were killed and the aircraft destroyed.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The accident was likely caused by loss of control by the pilot due to severe weather conditions and at low altitude above ground level.
Contributing factors
The pilot did not have a weather update enroute to the destination as a result of extended flight time
Due to the severe weather conditions encountered enroute to Wilson, the pilot had very poor visibility
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201003291918.html
https://www.nation.co.ke/News/Man%20killed%20as%20plane%20crashes%20in%20city%20/-/1056/889118/-/a9j1ctz/-/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFscq8oG1u8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2010 22:18 | flyflyfly | Added |
| 29-Mar-2010 23:58 | flyflyfly | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2010 03:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 30-Mar-2010 05:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2010 08:09 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2010 08:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 30-Mar-2010 11:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Embed code] |
| 30-Mar-2010 11:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Dec-2011 02:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2018 18:03 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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