Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Saturday 29 May 1999 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Let L-410UVP-E |
Operator: | Malindi Air Services |
Registration: | 5Y-LET |
MSN: | 912620 |
First flight: | 1991 |
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: | Ol Kiombo ( Kenya)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Ol Kiombo, Kenya |
Destination airport: | Mara Shika Airstrip, Kenya |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed after takeoff from the Ol Kiombo airstrip in the Maasai Mara National Reserve to pick up passengers at another camp. Preliminary investigation results show that the flaps might not have been properly set for takeoff
Classification:
Wrong takeoff configuration (flaps/trim)
Loss of control
Sources:
» Scramble 246
» Daily Nation
» ICAO Adrep
» Jetstream
» Scramble 243
» World Airline Accident Summary- Airclaims
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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.