5Y-KYA — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

May 5, 2007AccidentHull loss
TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT OF THE B737-800 REGISTRATION S5Y-KYA OPERATED BY KENYA AIRWAYS THAT OCCURRED ON THE 5" OF MAY 2007 IN DOUALA =" _ - 1/58 —_ WARNING By Decision No. 098/PM of 08" May 2007, itself modified by Decision No.
Boeing 737-800 · 114 fatalities
The airplane crashed after loss of control by the crew as a result of spatial disorientation (non recognized or subtle type transitioning to recognized spatial disorientation), after a long slow roll, during which no instrument scanning was done, and in the absence of external visual references in a dark night. Full accident record