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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 2025 |
| Time: | 17:43 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | Trident Aviation |
| Registration: | 5Y-RBA |
| MSN: | 109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 24 km southwest of Mogadishu -
 Somalia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dhobley (HCDB) |
| Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DHC-5 Buffalo cargo plane, 5Y-RBA, of the Kenyan company Trident Aviation, crashed southwest of Mogadishu along the Jazeera coastline in Somalia. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/fourtheyenewske/posts/pfbid021CTCWZ3YKaBxw82j5KVDVSpxj5p5qYqsEQEqACz9FokehgRWwHX7FaWYvQYXb9VSl
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063700775016
https://x.com/SONNALIVE/status/1903577300118999147
https://x.com/AbdallaDaaahir/status/1903572393362362549 (actual video)
Media:
The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) confirms a tragic aircraft crash 24km southwest of Mogadishu. The DHC-5D Buffalo (5Y-RBA), operated by Trident Aviation Ltd, crashed at 14:43Z while en route from Dhobley to Aden Adde Intl Airport. All five people on board lost their… pic.twitter.com/3sqFd57zid
— SONNA (@SONNALIVE) March 22, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2025 19:07 | ASN | Added |
| 22-Mar-2025 19:35 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 23-Mar-2025 06:01 | yukipara3 | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2025 06:02 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 07:22 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 18:03 | Dmitry | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 18:31 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Apr-2025 15:55 | Frédéric Goudon | Updated |
| 08-Apr-2025 15:55 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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