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| Date: | Sunday 8 March 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Cooper Skybird Air Charters |
| Registration: | 5Y-AST |
| MSN: | 31-7405206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wilson Airport, Nairobi (WIL/HKNW) |
| Mombasa Airport, Port Reitz (MBA/HKMO) | |
| Investigating agency: | MoT Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Suffered engine failure on takeoff. Aircraft crashed after the wing touched the ground. All nine persons on board (pilot and eight passengers) survived.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAID
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 21:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2018 13:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 16:50 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 13:26 | ASN | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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