What happened
During a positioning flight intended to collect passengers for a trip to Mara Shika Airfield within the Maasai Mara National Reserve, an aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of airspeed. The flight was in its initial climb phase immediately following departure from Olkiombo Airstrip when the aircraft entered a stall.
As a result of the stall, the plane descended rapidly and impacted the ground beyond the end of the runway. The impact resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft. There were two fatalities among the crew, as both pilots were killed in the accident.
Findings
- The aircraft was performing a repositioning maneuver to reach a secondary airfield.
- The accident occurred during the initial climb phase of the flight.
- The primary sequence of events involved an aerodynamic stall leading to the crash.