Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 May 2014
Aircraft Type: Harbin Y-12-II
Owner/operator: Kenya Air Force – KAF
Registration Number: KAF124
Location: El Wak –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/systemAircraft engine/system
Category: Accident
A Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II transport plane crashed in El Wak, Kenya, resulting in the death of one person.A Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II transport plane crashed in El Wak, Kenya, resulting in the death of one person.
Description
One person was killed when a Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II transport plane crashed at El Wak, Kenya. The airplane operated on a flight from Mandera to Nairobi with stops at El Wak and Garissa. Preliminary information suggests that one pilot was killed and the remaining eleven occupants were inured.
Source of Information
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000119890&story_title=One-person-killed-many-injured-in-KDF-aircraft-crash, http://www.somalicurrent.com/2014/05/12/one-killed-and-scores-others-wounded-in-kenyan-military-plane-crash/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000119890&story_title=One-person-killed-many-injured-in-KDF-aircraft-crash, http://www.somalicurrent.com/2014/05/12/one-killed-and-scores-others-wounded-in-kenyan-military-plane-crash/Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight operation.Mechanical failure during flight operation.Share on:
