Nairobi - Lodwa

On July 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi - Lodwa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa, with the event recorded near Naivasha Rift Valley.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft departed Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport on a flight to Lodwa, carrying two passengers and one pilot. The goal of the mission was locust invasion monitoring. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the hilly Jerusalem area of Ndabibi near Naivasha. One people was killed while two other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-BCL, MSN 1552, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.7192°, 36.4327°.