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AMREF Air Ambulance Crashes in Kiambu: Six Dead Including Two on the Ground

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Date : August 7, 2025 Location : Mwihoko, Githurai 45 area, Kiambu County, Kenya Aircraft Type : Cessna 560XL Citation XLS Registration : 5Y-FDM Operator : African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Fatalities : 4 onboard, 2 on the ground Flight Type : Air Ambulance Flight Route : Nairobi-Wilson Airport (HKNW) to Hargeisa Airport (HGA) Accident Category : Fatal Accident (En Route Phase) On the afternoon of Thursday, August 7, 2025, a Cessna 560XL Citation XLS operated by AMREF crashed in a residential area of Mwihoko, near Githurai 45 in Kiambu County, shortly after takeoff from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. The aircraft, registered as 5Y-FDM, had departed at approximately 14:12 local time on a medevac flight to Hargeisa, Somalia. Approximately five minutes into the flight, the aircraft entered a steep and sudden descent, crashing into a populated neighborhood approximately 22 kilometers northeast of the airport. All four occupants onboard—the pilot, co-pilot, medical personnel—were k...
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The incident involving the Diamond DA40 NG

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The incident involving the Diamond DA40 NG, registered RA-02660 and operated by Saint Petersburg University of Civil Aviation, occurred on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, during a training flight.

Diamond DA40 NG

The aircraft, manufactured in 2015, departed from Orenburg-Y.A. Gagarin Airport with a destination of Orsk Airport.

At approximately 09:24, during the initial climb, the crew reported an engine malfunction and decided to return to the departure airfield. Despite the technical issue, the crew managed to land safely at Orenburg at 09:29.

There were no fatalities among the occupants or any other parties, and the extent of the aircraft damage is currently unknown.

Information regarding this incident has primarily surfaced through news outlets and social media, rather than official channels.

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