Mombasa - Kichwa Tembo

On December 26, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Mombasa - Kichwa Tembo experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Eagle Aviation - Kenya, with the event recorded near Musiara Rift Valley.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. En route from Mombasa to Kichwa Tembo, the pilot was informed that a DC-3 suffered a mishap upon landing at Musiara Airstrip and apparently decided to make a low pass to show the scene to the passengers. While approaching the airfield at an altitude of 250 feet, the aircraft collided with a white-backed vulture who went through the windshield and killed the pilot instantly. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-SRV, MSN 31-7300902, year of manufacture 1973.