ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233307
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| Date: | Friday 28 February 2020 |
| Time: | 09:54 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-314Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Fly540 |
| Registration: | 5Y-CGH |
| MSN: | 525 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kapenguria -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kapese Airport (HKPC) |
| Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Fly 540 DHC-8-314Q made a forced landing after takeoff from Kapese Airport, Kenya.
In a statement, the airline reported: “At 9:54am, Fly540’s DASH8 300 had a suspected foreign object strike which led to an engine failure. The Captain then declared an emergency landing,”
Sources:
https://twitter.com/RobertAlai/status/1233302240716345345
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001362226/fly-540-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-fails
https://citizentv.co.ke/business/fly540-plane-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-turkana-324542/
https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/turkana/Fly540-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Turkana/1183330-5472172-l0qq3g/index.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 2010 | OE-LSB | InterSky | 0 | Elba Island-Marina Di Campo Airport (EBA/LIRJ) |  |
min |
| 8 July 2014 | OE-LSB | InterSky | 0 | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH/EDNY) |  |
non |
| 29 December 2018 | 5Y-CGH | Fly540 | 0 | Eldoret International Airport | |
min |
Media:
More photos Fly540 Crash lands few moments ago pic.twitter.com/qRNempo4rC
— Ben (@OderoBenhams_) February 28, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2020 08:30 | harro | Added |
| 28-Feb-2020 08:32 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2020 09:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2020 09:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Feb-2020 11:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2020 14:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2020 17:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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