CFIT Accident Piper PA-31-350 Navajo 5Y-RPM, Thursday 6 March 1986
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Date:Thursday 6 March 1986
Time:05:28
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo
Owner/operator:Skymasters
Registration: 5Y-RPM
MSN: 31-7952227
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:ca 230 km SW of Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Malindi
Destination airport:Amboseli National Park
Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed in Chyulu mountains in IMC. Pilot and nine German tourists were killed.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 8 March 1986


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2018 16:01 TB Added
20-Mar-2025 13:36 ASN Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
20-Mar-2025 13:37 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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