Incident Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain 5Y-AST,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32146
 
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Date:Sunday 8 March 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain
Owner/operator:Cooper Skybird Air Charters
Registration: 5Y-AST
MSN: 31-7405206
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nairobi-Wilson Airport -   Kenya
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Wilson Airport, Nairobi (WIL/HKNW)
Destination airport:Mombasa Airport, Port Reitz (MBA/HKMO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Suffered engine failure on takeoff. Aircraft crashed after the wing touched the ground. All nine persons on board (pilot and eight passengers) survived.

Sources:

WDAC Terry Denham

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
01-May-2015 21:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Feb-2018 13:59 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
17-Feb-2022 16:50 TB Updated [Source]

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