7Q-YAY

On April 24, 1986 at 12:57 PM, 7Q-YAY experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Malawi Police Air Wing, with the event recorded near Mombasa Coast.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On approach to Mombasa-Moi Airport while on a positioning flight, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crash landed near a road about 18 km from the airport. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 7Q-YAY, MSN 1973, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -4.0233°, 39.7139°.