Let L-410 crash, Jul 10, 2008, Kichwa Tembo
Let L-410 accident on July 10, 2008 near Kichwa Tembo, Rift Valley, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The rejected takeoff followed...
- Date: July 10, 2008
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Kichwa Tembo, Rift Valley, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The rejected takeoff followed abnormal right engine indications, but no investigation finding on the engine fault was found in the sources reviewed.
A Safarilink L-410 was starting its takeoff roll from Kichwa Tembo runway 08 when the crew noticed abnormal readings on the right engine. The captain rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop on the remaining runway, overran it, and hit a termite mound about 140 metres beyond the end. All 13 occupants got out without injury, and the aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair.