Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 June 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN647
Location: 19 km from Nairobi –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s landing gear.
Category: Accident
An aircraft descending for Nairobi experienced a sudden impact with a hill at night.An aircraft descending for Nairobi experienced a sudden impact with a hill at night.
Description
The aircraft was descending for Nairobi when it flew into a hill at night.
Primary Cause
Unpredictable terrain conditions during descent.Unpredictable terrain conditions during descent.Share on:
