Nairobi - Masai Mara

On January 26, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi - Masai Mara experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Rally Parts, with the event recorded near Masai Mara Rift Valley.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. En route from Nairobi to the Masai Mara National Reserve, the pilot declared an emergency and informed ATC he collided with a bird. Shortly later, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a prairie. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed, among them six German tourists. A tip tank and an aileron struck by the bird (a Marabu stork) were found more than one km from the main wreckage.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-BGW, MSN 404-0165, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.6213°, 35.1625°.