Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Apr 24, 1986, Mombasa
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on April 24, 1986 near Mombasa, Coast, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Dual engine failure on approach caused by...
- Date: April 24, 1986
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Mombasa, Coast, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Dual engine failure on approach caused by fuel exhaustion.
A Malawi Police Air Wing Short SC.7 Skyvan on a positioning flight lost both engines on approach to Mombasa Moi Airport on 24 April 1986. The crew attempted an emergency landing, but the aircraft struck trees and came down near a road about 18 km from the airport, and it was written off.