Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Dec 7, 2003, Lokichoggio
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on December 7, 2003 near Lokichoggio, Rift Valley, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Tyre failure during braking,...
- Date: December 7, 2003
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Lokichoggio, Rift Valley, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Tyre failure during braking, followed by runway overrun; the sources differ on which wheel failed.
A Fokker F28 on a scheduled East African Safari Air flight from Nairobi landed at Lokichoggio. A tyre burst during braking, the aircraft could not stop on the runway and it overran into a ditch with its nose gear torn off. All occupants evacuated and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.