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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1973 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Investigo Africa |
| Registration: | 5Y-AEF |
| MSN: | 064 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ngulia Lodge Airstrip, Tsavo West -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Malindi |
| Voi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Insufficient speed. Aircraft stalled in to bushes at end of runway. Conditions: No wind, Temp 32C +/-, Density altitude 3,000 ft.+, dirt runway 29 slightly uphill. 200 lb.+/- under gross weight. Pilot error.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20131030050619/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1973/archives/crash-of-a-rockwell-aero-commander-690-in-kenya/
Civil Aircraft Registers of Africa
Air -Britain. Edits made by pilot of Aero Commander in this accident.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Mar-2014 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Damage, ] |
| 04-Jan-2019 19:07 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2024 12:38 | michaelwilki | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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