Nairobi – Mombasa

On June 28, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi – Mombasa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by East African Airways, with the event recorded near Garsen Coast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, both engines failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in the bush. While the aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair, all 8 occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP-KCU, MSN 6848.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.2699°, 40.1104°.