Cessna 401 crash, Jan 26, 1992 (7 killed), Olkiombo
Cessna 401 accident on January 26, 1992 near Olkiombo, Rift Valley, Kenya with 7 fatalities. Cause: In-flight bird strike that damaged the tip tank and...
- Date: January 26, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Olkiombo, Rift Valley, Kenya
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight bird strike that damaged the tip tank and aileron, leading to loss of control.
A Cessna 401 on a charter flight from Nairobi toward Olkiombo struck a bird at cruise altitude. The collision damaged a wingtip fuel tank and an aileron, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and broke up on impact in a prairie. All seven aboard were killed.