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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 5Y-GMM |
| MSN: | 17268443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Nyaribo Airstrip (HKNI), Nyeri Town -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nyeri Airport (NYE/HKNI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failure after take off. Engine failed few seconds after lift off, overshot runway and hit a fence after the end of the runway
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1440976
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1997 | N733PM | Sunbird Flight Services | 0 | Chandler, AZ |  |
sub |
Location
Media:
WOMAN INJURED after fixed wing plane carrying former Nyeri Town MP Esther Murugi and 2 other people crash lands at Nyaribo Airstrip, Nyeri Town. pic.twitter.com/KY4cBCK6rf
— NationBreakingNews (@NationBreaking) February 28, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 14:34 | harro | Added |
| 28-Feb-2018 14:35 | harro | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 28-Feb-2018 15:01 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 03-Mar-2018 18:53 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2018 04:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 04-Jun-2020 09:17 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, ] |
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