| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Air Force - KAF |
| Registration: | 214 |
| MSN: | 123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 46 / Occupants: 46 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 1,7 km SW of Nairobi-Moi Air Base -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Moi Air Base (HKRE) |
| Laikipia Air Base |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo transport plane, operated by the Kenyan Air Force, was destroyed in an accident near Nairobi-Eastleigh Air Base, Kenya.
All 46 on board were killed and six persons on the ground were killed.
The airplane had departed the air base on a flight to Laikipia Air Base, Kenya. Shortly after takeoff from runway 06 the no. 1 engine lost power and the propeller autofeathered. The pilot flew a circuit and tried to line up for a landing back on runway 06. While turning onto finals the aircraft entered a low overcast, causing the plane to overshoot the final approach course. The pilot attempted to align the plane with the runway again when it stalled. The Buffalo descended and impacted a residential area.
Sources:
Military Aviation Disasters / D.Gero
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