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| Date: | Thursday 30 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Farmland Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | 5Y-BVL |
| MSN: | 18503718 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1990 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TCM-IO-550D-21B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naivasha, Nakura -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) |
| Mbaruk airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna A185F Skywagon crashed in foggy weather conditions at the Kedong Ranch, Naivasha, Nakura.
Both occupants perished and the aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-01-31-two-killed-after-light-aircraft-crashes-in-kedong-ranch
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rift-valley/article/2001510725/couple-killed-in-light-aircraft-crash-in-naivasha
History of this aircraft
EX ST-AJO, N8486Q
Location
Media:
KCAA confirms aircraft crash at Kedong Ranch in Naivasha, resulting in the deaths of two individuals on board. pic.twitter.com/TtGaJHMT8x
— Tukio Digital (@TukioDigital) January 31, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2025 06:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jan-2025 06:55 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 31-Jan-2025 07:00 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 31-Jan-2025 07:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 31-Jan-2025 16:02 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-Jan-2025 16:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Category, ] |
| 19-Mar-2025 10:31 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Accident report, ] |
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