Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 6, 1994 (5 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 6, 1994 near Ngong Hills, Kajiado, Kenya with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: December 6, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Ngong Hills, Kajiado, Kenya
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain while heading for the NDB in poor visibility, with the aircraft below the altitude needed to clear high terrain and the pilot's limited type experience as a factor.
A Piper Navajo Chieftain departed Nairobi Wilson for Kigali, reported a technical problem and asked to return. It then struck a high-voltage power line and a mountain at about 7,800 feet in poor visibility and burned. All five occupants were killed.