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| Date: | Monday 24 March 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Partenavia P.68B Victor |
| Owner/operator: | Caspair, opf Sunbird Charters |
| Registration: | 5Y-BBA |
| MSN: | 93 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aberdare Mountains -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Nyeri Airstrip |
| Mara Serena | |
| Investigating agency: | MoT Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft hit trees at the top of a ridge and crashed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Civil Aircraft Registers of Africa, Air Britain
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 22:35 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 15:47 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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