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| Date: | Monday 31 May 2021 |
| Time: | c. 19:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Training Centre (FTC) |
| Registration: | 5Y-CFE |
| MSN: | 17270682 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mwalashi, Vuria Hill, Taita Taveta County -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) |
| Mombasa | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172 Skyhawk has crashed in Mwalashi, Vuria Hill, Taita Taveta County.
Both occupants, trainer and trainee, died in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/coast/article/2001414499/plane-crashes-at-vuria-hill-in-taita-taveta-killing-two-people
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/coast/article/2001414499/makueni-doctor-flight-instructor-killed-in-taveta-plane-crash
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2vdUAuXEAQfvnS?format=jpg&name=medium (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2021 19:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-May-2021 19:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2021 05:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Jun-2021 06:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2021 07:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 12:15 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Accident report, ] |
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