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KCAA Investigates Cessna Crash at Chyulu Hills

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 26 August 2021.

Published on August 26, 2021, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has launched an investigation into a Cessna C337 aircraft crash at Oldonyowas, Chyulu Hills.

The aircraft, registration number 5Y-VPB, had departed from Orly airstrip in Kajiado County at 12.15pm local time headed for Diani, in Kwale County, with two people on board.

Both individuals were airlifted by helicopter to a Nairobi hospital for treatment.

According to KCAA Director General, Capt. Gilbert M. Kibe, the Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development, and Public Works has also launched a probe into the air crash.

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