Accident Cessna 172L Skyhawk 5Y-BWE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283601
 
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Date:Wednesday 21 September 2022
Time:c. 12:18 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172L Skyhawk
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: 5Y-BWE
MSN: 17259613
Year of manufacture:1970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Nairobi -   Kenya
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Cessna 172L Skyhawk came to the rest inverted in a forced landing shortly after take-off from Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Nairobi.
The four occupants survived the crash.

Sources:

https://mpasho.co.ke/news/2022-09-21-video-airplane-crashes-minutes-after-leaving-wilson-airport/

https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/abpic-media-eu-production/pictures/full_size_0129/1194705-large.jpg (photo)

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7913G (Ex N7913G)

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Sep-2022 11:05 gerard57 Added
21-Sep-2022 11:06 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type]
21-Sep-2022 11:55 RobertMB Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
21-Sep-2022 12:43 gerard57 Updated [Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
22-Sep-2022 02:04 johnwg Updated [Time, Location, Source, Category]
22-Sep-2022 09:57 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Narrative]
23-Sep-2022 02:02 Geno Updated [Phase, Narrative]
24-Sep-2022 10:26 Captain Adam Updated [Narrative]

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