| Date: | Saturday 17 December 2022 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402QPF Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Bird Aviation |
| Registration: | 5Y-VVY |
| MSN: | 4009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abudwak Airstrip -
 Somalia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Abudwak Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DHC-8-402QPF cargo plane carrying Mira (khat) suffered an accident during landing at Abudwak, Somalia.
Photos from the scene show the right-hand main gear had collapsed.
Sources:
caasimada.net
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 January 2013 | 5Y-VVY | Bluebird Aviation | 0 | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) |  |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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