Nairobi – Kichwa Tembo

On August 16, 2019 at 11:00 AM, Nairobi – Kichwa Tembo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), operated by Safarilink, with the event recorded near Kichwa Tembo Rift Valley.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is other causes. Following an uneventful flight from Nairobi-Wilson Airport, the crew landed on a gravel runway at Kichwa Tembo Airport. After touchdown, the aircraft collided with two wildebeests. Upon impact, the left main gear was torn off and the aircraft veered off runway to the left and came to rest. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Both wildebeests were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-SLM, MSN 506, year of manufacture 1997.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.2633°, 35.0283°.