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| Date: | Friday 20 October 2017 |
| Time: | 05:24 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Air Kenya |
| Registration: | 5Y-CGZ |
| MSN: | 208B1020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Nairobi National Park -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wilson airport |
| Kichwa Tembo Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At 05:24 hours, the pilot with six passengers onboard destined to Kichwa Tembo experienced an engine failure immediately after take-off from runway 14 at Wilson Airport. The pilot made a forced landing at Nairobi National Park less than 2 km from end of runway 14, with no reported injuries. No visible damage on the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001257897/light-aircraft-crash-lands-in-nairobi-park
http://www.transport.go.ke/Pre17.html
Media:
Air Kenya Caravan plane 5Y CGZ reported to have crashed inside Nairobi National Park.Pilot and passengers escaped unhurt pic.twitter.com/RgAWMLHwkw
— Gladys Mungai (@gladysmungaii) October 20, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2017 09:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Oct-2017 09:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Oct-2017 12:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2018 18:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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