Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 December 2006
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
Owner/operator: International Red Cross, lsf Sky Relief Services
Registration Number: 5Y-SRK
Location: 6 km NE of Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left engineLeft engine
Category: Accident
A Buffalo aircraft crashed during a takeoff and climb near Somalia, resulting in a fire and loss of life. The left engine failed, preventing the aircraft from maintaining altitude and leading to a crash.A Buffalo aircraft crashed during a takeoff and climb near Somalia, resulting in a fire and loss of life. The left engine failed, preventing the aircraft from maintaining altitude and leading to a crash.
Description
The Buffalo was leased by the Red Cross to fly goods to Somalia, including 20 drums, each holding 200 litres of jet fuel. The aircraft reportedly was on takeoff climb from runway 06 and was at a height of about 100 feet when the left engine lost power. The pilot feathered the engine, and attempted to return to the airport, but he was unable to maintain altitude. The airplane crashed and burst into flames. The probable cause of the accident was the failure of the left engine, for undetermined reasons, on take off. The bad weather experienced that day was a contributory factor.
Primary Cause
Failure of the left engineFailure of the left engineShare on:
