Crash of an Embraer EMB-120ER Brasília in Mandera

Date & Time: Apr 24, 2026 at 0910 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-EBB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nairobi – Mandera
MSN:
120268
YOM:
1992
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a dirt runway at Mandera Airfield, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It ended in trees and collided with the perimeter fence comprising concrete posts. All 36 occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo in Mandera: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1999
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KAF207
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
75
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the captain decided to abort for unknown reasons. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and collided with a building. All five occupants escaped uninjured while one people on the ground was killed.