Date & Time:
Aug 7, 2025 at 1420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-FDM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Nairobi - Hargeisa
MSN:
560-5674
YOM:
2006
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
2
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nairobi-Wilson Airport Runway 14 at 1417LT on an ambulance flight to Hargeisa, Somalia. On board were two medical crew and two pilots. About three minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the district of Mwihoko, some 22 km northeast of Wilson Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed as well as two people on the ground.
