Beechcraft 1900D crash, Nov 9, 2009 (1 killed), Nairobi-W...
Beechcraft 1900D accident on November 9, 2009 near Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control at low altitude...
- Date: November 9, 2009
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control at low altitude after the aircraft was operated below minimum control speed during a single-engine approach. Inadequate single-engine training, inappropriate handling and failure to monitor the decaying airspeed were contributing factors.
A Beechcraft 1900D operating a cargo flight from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to Guriceel shut down an engine after a low oil pressure warning and tried to return. On approach to Wilson the aircraft banked steeply at low altitude and crashed about 100 metres outside the airport fence. It burst into flames on impact and the crew member on board was killed.