5Y-AMS
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 8, 1984AccidentHull loss
On a charter flight from Mombasa to Nairobi, the pilot encountered foggy conditions. While cruising at an insufficient altitude, the twin engine aircraft struck the Malwa Hill located near Machakos. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed, among them eight European tourists; 4 Italians, two French and two Swiss. Probable cause (official findings): Controlled flight into terrain in foggy conditions.
- August 7, 1984Accident
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