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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth near Lake Magadi

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AAYJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Moshi - Nairobi
MSN:
1248
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Moshi to Nairobi, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions when the aircraft impacted the slope of a hilly terrain some 24 km north of Lake Magadi. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.