What happened
On 12 July 2021, a Viking Air Ltd DHC-2 Beaver MK1A, registered as 5Y-BCL, was involved in a fatal aviation accident in Kenya. The aircraft, which was operated by the Desert Locust Control Organization of Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), was performing a flight from Wilson Airport in Nairobi toward Lodwar Airport in Turkana County.
During the flight, the aircraft went down in the Ndabibi area of Naivasha, situated within Nakuru County. The impact occurred near the eastern edge of the Eburru forest, an area managed by the Kenya Forest Service. The force of the crash caused the airframe to be destroyed, and a subsequent fire consumed much of the wreckage.
There were three people on board at the time of the accident. The crash resulted in one fatality and two serious injuries. The individual who died sustained fatal injuries during the impact, while the pilot and the remaining passenger required hospitalization for over 48 hours due to the severity of their injuries.
Findings
At the time of the accident, meteorological conditions in the vicinity of the crash site were characterized by near overcast cloud cover.