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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 2023 |
| Time: | c. 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Proactive Air Services |
| Registration: | 5Y-LOL |
| MSN: | TH-234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kisumu International Airport (KIS/HKKI) -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kisumu Airport (KIS/HKKI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beechcraft 58 Baron sustained a landing gear collapseat Kisumu International Airport (KIS/HKKI).
The instructor and student pilot were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.k24tv.co.ke/news/2-hospitalised-as-aircraft-crash-lands-at-kisumu-airport-105150/
https://citizen.digital/news/light-aircraft-crash-lands-in-kisumu-n321283
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-06-09-aircraft-crash-lands-at-kisumu-airport-after-gear-failure/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrVOVAqAc1O/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 2015 | 5Y-LOL | Bush Air Safaris | 0 | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (HKNW) | |
sub |
| 8 November 2024 | 5Y-LOL | West Rift Aviation Limited | 0 | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (HKNW) | |
min |
Location
Media:
An apprentice pilot flying a light aircraft was on Thursday night forced to make an emergency landing at the Kisumu International Airport after the plane's landing gear malfunctioned just minutes after takeoff.
— Africana Voice (Formerly Hotseatnews) (@AfricanaVoice) June 9, 2023
1/ pic.twitter.com/1Vf8ESovr0
? Incident Alert: We would like to confirm that a light aircraft has had an emergency landing at Kisumu Intl. Airport after suffering landing gear failure. Both occupants are safe & have been rushed to hospital for precautionary medical assessment.
— Kenya Airports Authority (@KenyaAirports) June 8, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2023 12:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jun-2023 14:03 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Jun-2023 06:05 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Sep-2025 17:21 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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