New Development Emerges in Mwihoko Crash Investigation
The accident claimed two lives at the scene, and two other people sustained critical injuries...
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Aircraft accident investigators have recovered the black box from the AMREF Flying Doctors plane that crashed on August 7 in Mwihoko, Kiambu County. This crucial device is expected to provide key insights into the cause of the accident, which killed two people.
- The black box, initially picked up by unaware police officers, belongs to the AMREF aircraft, a Cessna Citation XLS.
- Fred Kabunge, Director of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department, confirmed the recovery and stated the device will be sent abroad for analysis, likely to the NTSB in the United States, the TSB in Canada, or to France.
- The plane had just taken off from Wilson Airport at 2:17 pm, en route to Hargeisa, Somalia, when it crashed; two people died, and two others were critically injured.
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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.
