Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Jan 25, 1995 (2 killed), Nair...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on January 25, 1995 near Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi), Nairobi City District, Kenya with 2 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 25, 1995
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi), Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Starboard engine and propeller malfunction led to loss of control, with the aircraft turning into the failed engine during a rapid descent.
A Piper Cheyenne on a night cargo flight from Nairobi lost its starboard propeller control after an engine problem and turned into the failed engine. Trying to avoid power cables on approach, the pilot lost control and the aircraft crashed in a field and burned. Both occupants were killed.