Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 5 January 2020
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B300 King Air 350
Owner/operator: L3 Technologies
Location: Manda Bay-Camp Simba Air Base –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
A rocket-propeludged grenade was fired by Shabab fighters, resulting in the destruction of an airplane and the deaths of both pilots. A third occupant, severely burned, managed to escape.A rocket-propeludged grenade was fired by Shabab fighters, resulting in the destruction of an airplane and the deaths of both pilots. A third occupant, severely burned, managed to escape.
Description
The airplane was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Shabab fighters. Both pilots died and the airplane was destroyed. A third occupant, badly burnt, managed to escape.
Source of Information
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/africa/shabab-kenya-terrorism.html?searchResultPosition=2https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/world/africa/shabab-kenya-terrorism.html?searchResultPosition=2Primary Cause
Rocket-propeludged grenade launch by Shabab fighters.Rocket-propeludged grenade launch by Shabab fighters.Share on:
