ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17019
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1998 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/45 |
| Owner/operator: | Heading South |
| Registration: | ZS-OFC |
| MSN: | 206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ngong Hills forest area -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nairobi-Wilson Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First reported fatal accident in a PC-12. No accident report available, only sparse media reports. The following description of the accident was reported by Robert Berling:
The aircraft was destroyed when it flew into a hillside during approach to Wilson Airport, Nairobi. The accident occurred in daylight but in poor weather and reduced visibility, "hills were shrouded in mist". The aircraft was on a delivery flight but the occupants were taking the opportunity for sightseeing to Masai Mara to take photographs and were returning to Nairobi. The weather ans visibility was poor and the aircraft hit Ngong hills at Kajiado. One of the passengers was Flight Internationals contributing photographer Herman Potgieter
Sources:
BBC
https://acftservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/February-13-1998-Nairobi-Kenya.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2008 05:56 | harro | Added |
| 04-Feb-2010 00:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 08-Jul-2020 17:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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