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

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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