Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Dec 17, 2023, Kiunga
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on December 17, 2023 near Kiunga, Coast, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with electric wires in the...
- Date: December 17, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Kiunga, Coast, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with electric wires in the initial climb after takeoff, no official cause published.
A Cessna Caravan carrying ten people hit power lines in the initial climb after takeoff from Kiunga in Lamu County and crashed near houses, burning. All ten aboard, two pilots and eight security personnel, escaped with minor injuries. Kenyan reports describe the passengers as mostly army soldiers with one police officer.