ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197088
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1978 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250C Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Brooke Bond Leibig (K) Ltd |
| Registration: | 5Y-ACS |
| MSN: | 27-3164 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ngong Hills -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Entebbe airport, Uganda |
| Wilson airport, Kenya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane was blown up by a bomb hidden in a statue. All five occupants died in the crash. One of the deceased was Bruce McKenzie, former Kenyan Minister of Agriculture and businessman.
Sources:
http://owaahh.com/diplomatic-fiasco-the-high-price-kenya-paid-for-the-entebbe-raid/
https://books.google.nl/books?id=B3eh2Vefs5YC&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=plane+crash+uganda&source=bl&ots=laSKx-LagD&sig=WiJo_0G_mkoSQ6r-ktUom08ge1Y&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhneSmm7jVAhVPYlAKHdX7BT04FBDoAQg9MAM#v=onepage&q=plane%20crash%20uganda&f=false
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11527452
https://books.google.nl/books?id=iyIzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=bruce+mckenzie+piper+aztec&source=bl&ots=zuYvbrh8fd&sig=H47sJFqYUGX__2CjA0b9oIHJA80&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOpqLjqNnfAhUMmrQKHcsyBCsQ6AEwDHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=bruce%20mckenzie%20piper%20aztec&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2017 09:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2019 14:25 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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