Fatal Plane Crash in Mwihoko: What We Know So Far
The plane's intended destination was Hargeisa, Somalia..
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A fatal plane crash occurred on Thursday, August 7, in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, near Nairobi, claiming six lives. The Cessna Citation air ambulance, operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, crashed shortly after taking off from Wilson Airport, bound for Hargeisa, Somalia.
- Six fatalities were reported: four people on board (two crew, two medical personnel) and two residents in a house struck by the plane.
- The aircraft, registration 5Y-FDM, lost radio and radar contact three minutes after takeoff.
- AMREF Flying Doctors, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), and the Air Accident Investigation Department of the Ministry of Transport are investigating the incident.
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Investigation and Impact of Mwihoko Plane Crash on August 7 - August 2025
On Thursday, August 7, a fatal plane crash in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, near Nairobi, killed six people. The Cessna Citation air ambulance, operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, crashed shortly after taking off from Wilson Airport, en route to Hargeisa, Somalia. Aircraft accident investigators later recovered the black box from the crashed AMREF plane, a crucial device expected to provide key insights into the cause of the accident, which also killed a daughter of a single mother, Mercy Nafula, whose home was destroyed.
