Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 20 March 2021
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Aeronav Air Services
Registration Number: 5Y-JKN
Location: 3,5 km SW of Marsabit Airport (RBT) – ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage and cargo podAircraft fuselage and cargo pod
Investigating Agency: AAID KenyaAAID Kenya
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed in mountainous terrain near Marsabit, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of both occupants. The aircraft was chartered by the Marsabit County Government and was attempting to reach Marsabit to facilitate a peace meeting in the Ileret area. The aircraft collided with Marsabit Hill terrain while approaching the Marsabit airstrip, resulting in significant damage and a loss of control.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed in mountainous terrain near Marsabit, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of both occupants. The aircraft was chartered by the Marsabit County Government and was attempting to reach Marsabit to facilitate a peace meeting in the Ileret area. The aircraft collided with Marsabit Hill terrain while approaching the Marsabit airstrip, resulting in significant damage and a loss of control.

Description

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed in a mountainous area near Marsabit, Kenya, killing both occupants. The aircraft was flying to Marsabit to pick up passengers for a peace meeting in the Ileret area. It had been chartered by the Marsabit County Government. Preliminary information revealed that the aircraft departed Wilson Airport at 08:20 and arrived within the vicinity of Marsabit at 10:00. It collided with Marsabit Hill terrain while attempting to approach Marsabit airstrip 1.6 nautical miles from the threshold of runway 13. The aircraft first impacted the terrain with its nose-wheel and the main landing gears leaving parts of the fuselage and cargo pod. It then ballooned and missed a house before it overturned and impacted the ground. Probable cause of the accident. The probable cause of the accident was continued descend into terrain without forward visibility in thick fog. The following was the contributing factors. i. Location of the airstrip which is surrounded by high hills ii. Inadequate flight planning and crew resource management

Source of Information

https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/63479-plane-ferrying-kcpe-exams-crashes-photos, https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-03-20-two-killed-as-aircraft-crashes-in-marsabit/, https://www.kbc.co.ke/two-people-die-after-plane-crashes-in-marsabit/, https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001406960/marsabit-plane-crashhttps://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/63479-plane-ferrying-kcpe-exams-crashes-photos, https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-03-20-two-killed-as-aircraft-crashes-in-marsabit/, https://www.kbc.co.ke/two-people-die-after-plane-crashes-in-marsabit/, https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001406960/marsabit-plane-crash

Primary Cause

Continued descent into terrain without forward visibility in thick fog.Continued descent into terrain without forward visibility in thick fog.

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