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Kenya

Occurrences in Kenya.

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Occurrences2523 accidents · 2 incidents · 22 mapped
Fatal occurrences18Fatality total known for 18 of 25
Reported fatalities158Plus 12 serious injuries reported
Years1974–202620 Nov 1974 – 19 Aug 2026

By year

Kenya: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19741 occurrences in 1974, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).159
19901 occurrences in 1990, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).110
19981 occurrences in 1998, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).16
20031 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).13
20061 occurrences in 2006, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).114
20081 occurrences in 2008, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).14
20092 occurrences in 2009, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).11
20102 occurrences in 2010, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).11
20111 occurrences in 2011, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).00
20122 occurrences in 2012, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).210
20141 occurrences in 2014, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).14
20163 occurrences in 2016, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).00
20181 occurrences in 2018, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).110
20193 occurrences in 2019, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).210
20241 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).12
20252 occurrences in 2025, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).217
20261 occurrences in 2026, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2016 (3).17

Aircraft types

Kenya: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 7072216
Cessna 152200
Cessna 206226
Cessna 2082221
Cessna 210214
Beechcraft 1900100
Bell 505115
Boeing 7471159
Boeing 777100
Casa C-212100

Airports most often reported

Kenya: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Egal International Airport (HGA)Egal International Airport (HGA): 1 occurrences, 4.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.4.0%16
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO): 1 occurrences, 4.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Egal International Airport (HGA), 1).4.0%14
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL): 1 occurrences, 4.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Egal International Airport (HGA), 1).4.0%16

Deadliest occurrences

Kenya: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Lufthansa Flight 54020 Nov 197459Embakasi Airport, Nairobi, Kenya1
2006 Kenyan Air Force Harbin Y-12 crash10 Apr 200614Mount Marsabit, Kenya1
Mombasa Air Safari Flight 20328 Oct 202511Near Kwale, Kwale County, Kenya1
Fly-SAX Flight 1025 Jun 201810Elephant Hill (part of the Aberdare Range), Kenya1
Sudania Air Cargo Boeing 707 accident near Nairobi4 Dec 1990105 km southwest of Nairobi Airport, Kenya1
2026 Mount Ololokwe helicopter crash19 Aug 20267Near Mount Ololokwe, Samburu County, Kenya1
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Fl Cessna 560 XL accident7 Aug 20256Mwihoko, Ruiru Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya1
2012 Kenya Police helicopter crash10 Jun 20126Ngong Forest near Nairobi, Kenya1
Air Memphis Boeing 707 accident in Mombasa10 Mar 19986Mombasa Airport, Kenya1
WPR19WA164 · Bell 505X3 Mar 20195Londiani, Kericho, Kenya1

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  1. 2026 Mount Ololokwe helicopter crash

    19 Aug 2026 · Near Mount Ololokwe, Samburu County, Kenya · 7 fatal

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  2. Mombasa Air Safari Flight 203

    28 Oct 2025 · Near Kwale, Kwale County, Kenya · 11 fatal

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  3. African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Fl Cessna 560 XL accident

    7 Aug 2025 · Mwihoko, Ruiru Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya · 6 fatal

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  4. Safarilink Aviation Flight 053

    5 Mar 2024 · over Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya · 2 fatal

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  5. DCA19WA163 · Casa C212 CC

    11 Jun 2019 · Kuinga, Kenya · not on the map

  6. WPR19WA164 · Bell 505X

    3 Mar 2019 · Londiani, Kericho, Kenya · 5 fatal

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  7. WPR19WA271 · Cessna U206G

    13 Feb 2019 · Londiani, Kenya · 5 fatal

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  8. Fly-SAX Flight 102

    5 Jun 2018 · Elephant Hill (part of the Aberdare Range), Kenya · 10 fatal

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  9. DCA16WA239 · Cessna 152

    15 Sept 2016 · Malindi, Kenya

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  10. DCA16WA241 · Cessna 152

    12 Sept 2016 · Nairobi, Kenya

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  11. DCA16WA237 · Cessna 210

    8 Sept 2016 · Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya

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  12. Skyward International Aviation Fokker F27 - 50 accident

    2 Jul 2014 · Nairobi, Kenya · 4 fatal

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  13. Mombasa Air Safari L-410 crash

    22 Aug 2012 · Ngerende Airstrip, in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya · 4 fatal

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  14. 2012 Kenya Police helicopter crash

    10 Jun 2012 · Ngong Forest near Nairobi, Kenya · 6 fatal

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  15. Qatar Airways Boeing 777 - 200 accident

    28 Oct 2011 · Nani, Kenya

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  16. DCA11WA114 · Piper PA32 - 301

    23 Oct 2010 · Vipingo Ridge, Kenya · 1 fatal

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  17. Kenya Airwyas Unknown aircraft incident

    18 Mar 2010 · Nairobi, Kenya

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  18. Blue Bird Aviation Beech 1900 - D accident

    9 Nov 2009 · Nairobi, Kenya

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  19. African Inland Mission Cessna U206 A accident

    1 Aug 2009 · Nairobi, Kenya · 1 fatal

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  20. DCA08WA073 · Cessna 210

    10 Jun 2008 · Nairegi Enkera, Kenya · 4 fatal · not on the map

  21. 2006 Kenyan Air Force Harbin Y-12 crash

    10 Apr 2006 · Mount Marsabit, Kenya · 14 fatal

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  22. Grumman Gulfstream I accident in Busia

    24 Jan 2003 · Busia, Kenya · 3 fatal

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  23. Air Memphis Boeing 707 accident in Mombasa

    10 Mar 1998 · Mombasa Airport, Kenya · 6 fatal

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  24. Sudania Air Cargo Boeing 707 accident near Nairobi

    4 Dec 1990 · 5 km southwest of Nairobi Airport, Kenya · 10 fatal · not on the map

  25. Lufthansa Flight 540

    20 Nov 1974 · Embakasi Airport, Nairobi, Kenya · 59 fatal

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