![]() An Eritrean Air Force Y-12, similar to the aircraft involved | |
Accident | |
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Date | 10 April 2006 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in bad weather |
Site | Mount Marsabit, Kenya |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Harbin Y-12 II |
Operator | ![]() |
Registration | KAF132[1] |
Flight origin | Moi Air Base |
Destination | Marsabit Airport |
Occupants | 17 |
Passengers | 13 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Survivors | 3[2] |
On 10 April 2006, a Kenya Air Force Harbin Y-12 flying from Nairobi to Marsabit crashed on Mount Marsabit as it approached Marsabit Airport killing 14 of the 17 occupants on board, including a number of politicians. The flight to the region was carrying a peace delegation meant to mediate regional feuds.
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