Last updated: 17 November 2019
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Friday 26 November 1999 |
| Time: | 05:26 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | DHL Aviation Africa |
| Registration: | 5Y-RAN |
| C/n / msn: | 20800037 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) ( Kenya)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK), Kenya |
| Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
The Cessna 208 was damaged beyond repair when it impacted runway 24 shortly after becoming airborne on takeoff from Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Kenya.
Sources:
» Air Crash Kills Four In Nairobi (Panafrican News Agency 27-11-1999)» NTSB id NYC00WA038
» Scramble 248
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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-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Dar es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 664 km (415 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Dar es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 664 km (415 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.
