Bird strike Accident Cessna 401 5Y-BGW, Saturday 25 January 1992
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Date:Saturday 25 January 1992
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C402 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 401
Owner/operator:Safari Air Services
Registration: 5Y-BGW
MSN: 401-0165
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:8 nm E of Olkiombo airstrip -   Kenya
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Nairboi-Wilson Airport
Destination airport:Olkiombo Airstrip
Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed after suffering a bird strike (Marabu stork).

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

Sources:

http://www.bird.org.il/sip_storage/FILES/7/737.doc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
08-Jan-2011 13:51 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Mar-2025 13:21 ASN Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
28-Jun-2025 06:55 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ]
28-Jun-2025 06:57 TB Updated [Operator, ]

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