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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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Rossiya Airlines Flight SDM6531 – Airbus A319 Experiences In-Flight Fuel Leak

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Rossiya Airlines Flight SDM6531, an Airbus A319 with registration RA-73204, was operating a scheduled passenger service from Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty Airport (ALA).

Mid-flight, around 180 kilometers southeast of Nizhny Novgorod at an altitude of 10,650 meters, the flight crew noticed an unusual increase in fuel consumption on the right engine. This was accompanied by a significant discrepancy of nearly one ton in the fuel readings between the left and right wing tanks.

Upon detecting these irregularities, the crew suspected a possible fuel leak. For precautionary safety measures, they coordinated with air traffic control and decided to divert the flight to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, which was selected as the alternate landing location. The landing was executed successfully, with no injuries reported among the 115 people on board.

Maintenance personnel at Sheremetyevo conducted a thorough inspection of the aircraft following the incident. They discovered traces of a kerosene leak originating from the drainage pipe of the right engine, confirming the crew’s suspicion of a fuel leak. The Airbus A319 was subsequently grounded to allow for repair and thorough inspection to ensure future operational safety.

This incident was reported based on information from news sources and social media, with no fatalities or injuries sustained.

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Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

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