- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 02, 2014 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Nairobi, Kenya |
Operator: | Skyward International Aviation |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Nairobi - Mogadishu, Somalia |
AC Type: | Fokker 50 |
Registration: | 5Y-CET |
cn / ln: | 20262 |
Aboard: | 4 (passengers:0 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:0 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane, transporting the mild stimulant known as Khat to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, crashed into a commercial building after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. While climbing by night, crew lost control of the aircraft. The probable cause of the accident was the decision by the crew to conduct the flight with a known mechanical problem and their failure to abort or reject the takeoff after receiving twenty-seven cautions. |
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