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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 2015 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 Dakota |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 5Y-DMS |
| MSN: | 28-7911217 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rironi, Limuru, Kiambu County, Central -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Naivasha (HKNV) |
| Wilson (WIL/HKNW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft impacted structures in the Rironi area of Limuru, Kiambu County, Central Kenya. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries. Weather may have been a factor to the accident.
Sources:
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2015/05/pilot-killed-in-limuru-air-crash/
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000164159&story_title=One%20killed,%20stations%20off-air%20after%20plane%20crashes%20into%20Limuru%20transmission%20station
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piper-PA-28-236-Dakota/2265355/M
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2015 15:54 | Geno | Added |
| 31-May-2015 16:14 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:03 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
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