| Date: | Sunday 10 July 1988 |
| Time: | 05:46 UTC |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Airways |
| Registration: | 5Y-BBS |
| MSN: | 10213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 528-7E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kisumu Airport (KIS) -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) |
| Kisumu Airport (KIS/HKKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | MoT Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft approached fast, landed gear up and skidded 600 m down the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The crew didn't complete the landing checklist and forgot to lower the gear due to non-pertinent and extended conversation.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
AAID
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO); October 1983
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2025 13:25 | ASN | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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