CFIT Accident Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain 5Y-SMR, Tuesday 6 December 1994
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Date:Tuesday 6 December 1994
Time:07:46 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain
Owner/operator:Transworld Safari
Registration: 5Y-SMR
MSN: 31-8252001
Year of manufacture:1982
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ngong Hills, Great Rift Valley, South West of Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Wilson Airport, Nairobi (WIL/HKNW)
Destination airport:Goma International Airport (GOM/FZNA)
Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted terrain in the Ngong Hills , Great Rift Valley, south west of Nairobi, 7 minutes after take-off from Wilson Airport, Nairobi. All five persons on board (crew of two plus three passengers) were killed.

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

Sources:

AAID Kenya

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
27-Apr-2015 08:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2017 16:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2017 16:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative, ]
20-Mar-2025 12:34 ASN Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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