Nairobi - Dar es Salaam

On November 26, 1999 at 05:26 AM, Nairobi - Dar es Salaam experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Aircraft Leasing Services - ALS, with the event recorded near Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi) Nairobi City District.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after a night takeoff from runway 24 at Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near the runway end. All four occupants were killed. The aircraft was completing a flight to Dar es Salaam on behalf of DHL. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were marginal with strong wind and fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-RAN, MSN 208-0037, year of manufacture 1985.