De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crash, Apr 16, 1992 (52 killed)
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo accident on April 16, 1992 near Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya with 52 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: April 16, 1992
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
- Location: Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 52
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure shortly after takeoff; the exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined. The loss of control during the return to land in low cloud was a consequence of the engine failure.
A Kenya Air Force Buffalo lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from Nairobi-Eastleigh and the propeller autofeathered. The crew turned back toward the runway but entered low cloud, lost sight of the runway and stalled onto houses in Kaloleni less than 2 km short of the threshold. All aboard and six people on the ground were killed.